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Atmospheric oxygen level and the evolution of insect body size
Insects are small relative to vertebrates, possibly owing to limitations or costs associated with their blind-ended tracheal respiratory system. The giant insects of the late Palaeozoic occurred when atmospheric PO(2) (aPO(2)) was hyperoxic, supporting a role for oxygen in the evolution of insect bo...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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The Royal Society
2010
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880098/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219733 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.0001 |
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