Cyclic gas exchange in the giant burrowing cockroach, Macropanesthia rhinoceros : Effect of oxygen tension and temperature
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Woodman, James; Cooper, Paul; Haritos, Victoria S
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The giant burrowing cockroach, Macropanesthia rhinoceros, is endemic to north-eastern Australia and excavates a permanent burrow up to 1 m deep into soil. Using flow-through respirometry, we investigated gas exchange and water loss at three different oxygen tensions (21%, 10% and 2% at 20 °C) and temperatures (10, 20 and 30 °C at 21% oxygen). M. rhinoceros employ cyclic gas exchange (CGE) making the species by far the largest insect known to engage in discontinuous ventilation. CGE featured...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2007 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/29373 |
Source: | Journal of Insect Physiology |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.01.012 |
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