Isometric spiracular scaling in scarab beetles—implications for diffusive and advective oxygen transport
The scaling of respiratory structures has been hypothesized to be a major driving factor in the evolution of many aspects of animal physiology. Here, we provide the first assessment of the scaling of the spiracles in insects using 10 scarab beetle species differing 180× in mass, including some of th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2022-09-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/82129 |