Plastron Respiration Using Commercial Fabrics
A variety of insect and arachnid species are able to remain submerged in water indefinitely using plastron respiration. A plastron is a surface-retained film of air produced by surface morphology that acts as an oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange surface. Many highly water repellent and hydrophobic surf...
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MDPI AG
2014-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/1/484 |