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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Tracheal tube collapse"”.
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Patterns of Hemolymph Pressure Related to Tracheal Tube Collapse in the Beetle Pterostichus commutabulis
Rhythmic collapse and reinflation of tracheal tubes is a form of active ventilation that augments convective gas exchange in multiple orders of insects. The underlying mechanism driving this phenomenon is not known. Among other things, tracheal tube collapse could be caused by either direct …
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The role of the abdominal pump in tracheal tube collapse in the darkling beetle, Zophobas morio
… in the respiratory system by compressing their tracheal tubes, yet the underlying physiological mechanisms of tracheal collapse are also unknown. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between abdominal pumping and the compression of tracheal tubes in the darkling beetle, Zophobas …