Respiratory Strategies in Relation to Ecology and Behaviour in Three Diurnal Namib Desert Tenebrionid Beetles

The respiratory physiology of three diurnal ultraxerophilous tenebrionid beetles inhabiting either the dune slipface or gravel plain in the Namib Desert was investigated. The role of the mesothoracic spiracles and subelytral cavity in gas exchange was determined by flow-through respirometry. All thr...

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Main Author: Frances D. Duncan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b806642e8b6e42b789e27e0288920287
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