The diving bell and the spider: The physical gill of Argyroneta aquatica

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2175-2181

  Seymour, Roger S ^a   Hetz, Stefan K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Arachnid; Bubble; Dissolved O2; Gas exchange; Metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; OXYGEN; WATER;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARACHNID; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREATHING; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GILL; INHALATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SPIDER;

AIR; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDA; DIFFUSION; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GILLS; INHALATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; SPIDERS; WATER;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARGYRONETA AQUATICA;

EID: 79958859479     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.056093     Document Type: Article

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