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Spiracular fluttering increases oxygen uptake

Many insects show discontinuous respiration with three phases, open, closed, and fluttering, in which the spiracles open and close rapidly. The relative durations of the three phases and the rate of fluttering during the flutter phase vary for individual insects depending on developmental stage and...

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Autores principales: Lawley, Sean D., Reed, Michael C., Nijhout, H. Frederik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7239380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32433692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232450