Physical gills prevent drowning of many wetland insects, spiders and plants

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 705-709

  Pedersen, Ole ^a,b   Colmer, Timothy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air film; Air layer; Gas film; Gas layer; Plastron; Respiration; Superhydrophobic surfaces

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; GAS; INSECT; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPIDER; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; GASES; INSECTS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; SPIDERS; WETLANDS;

ANIMALIA; APHELOCHEIRUS AESTIVALIS; ARANEAE; HEXAPODA; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 84857565245     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.065128     Document Type: Review

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