Adaptation to life in aeolian sand: how the sandfish lizard, Scincus scincus, prevents sand particles from entering its lungs

The sandfish lizard, Scincus scincus (Squamata: Scincidae), spends nearly its whole life in aeolian sand and only comes to the surface for foraging, defecating and mating. It is not yet understood how the animal can respire without sand particles entering its respiratory organs when buried under thi...

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Autores principales: Stadler, Anna T., Vihar, Boštjan, Günther, Mathias, Huemer, Michaela, Riedl, Martin, Shamiyeh, Stephanie, Mayrhofer, Bernhard, Böhme, Wolfgang, Baumgartner, Werner
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.138107

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.138107

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