Why Do Insects Close Their Spiracles? A Meta-Analytic Evaluation of the Adaptive Hypothesis of Discontinuous Gas Exchange in Insects

Why Do Insects Close Their Spiracles? A Meta-Analytic Evaluation of the Adaptive Hypothesis of Discontinuous Gas Exchange in Insects

The earliest description of the discontinuous gas exchange cycle (DGC) in lepidopterous insects supported the hypothesis that the DGC serves to reduce water loss (hygric hypothesis) and facilitate gaseous exchange in hyperoxia/hypoxia (chthonic hypothesis). With technological advances, other insect...

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Main Authors: Seun O. Oladipupo, Alan E. Wilson, Xing Ping Hu, Arthur G. Appel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
gas pattern
\({{\overset{.}{V}}_{CO_{2}} }\)
metabolic rate
DGE
DGC
hygric
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/2/117

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