Metabolic evolution of subterranean diving beetles from the calcretes of Western Australia

Natura Croatica

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 7-11

  Bishop, Renée E ^a   Humphreys, William ^b,c   Cooper, Steve ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcretes; Citrate synthase; Dystictidae; Lactate dehydrogenase; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CALCRETE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SYMPATRY;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

COLEOPTERA; HYGROBIIDAE;

EID: 84867249995     PISSN: 13300520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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