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Modeling the oxygen uptake, transport and consumption in an estivating terrestrial snail, Xeropicta derbentina, by the Colburn analogy

The present work gives insight into the internal heat management of the respiratory system in the terrestrial snail Xeropicta derbentina, which has to cope with extreme climate conditions in its habitat. A realistic model of the lung´s vein system was constructed and the active diffusive surface of...

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Autores principales: Fischbach, Ulf, Köhler, Heinz-R., Wharam, David, Gärtner, Ulrich
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8136638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34014950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251379