Cockroaches that exchange respiratory gases discontinuously survive food and water restriction

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 597-604

  Schimpf, Natalie G ^a,b   Matthews, Philip G D ^a   White, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DGC; Discontinuous; Fitness; Gas; Metabolism; Nauphoeta cinerea

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

COCKROACH; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; GAS EXCHANGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; RESPIRATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; COCKROACH; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; COCKROACHES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SURVIVAL; WATER;

BLATTARIA; NAUPHOETA CINEREA;

EID: 84856296669     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01456.x     Document Type: Article

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