Discontinuous gas exchange, water loss, and metabolism in Protaetia cretica (Cetoniinae, Scarabaeidae)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-182

  Matthews, Philip G D ^a   White, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANT; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COCKROACH; CONDUCTIVITY; DESICCATION; GAS EXCHANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METABOLISM; MOTH; SURFACE AREA; VOLUME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY WATER; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY WATER; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

BLATTARIA; CETONIINAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PROTAETIA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 84858741449     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664590     Document Type: Article

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