Concepedia

Plastron Respiration

Plastron Respiration is a specialized form of cutaneous gas exchange in aquatic arthropods, wherein a permanent, air-filled microstructural layer on the body surface functions as a physical gill by maintaining continuous contact with dissolved oxygen in the surrounding water.

44

Publications

2.2K

Citations

72

Authors

43

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Parents

Publications

44

Underwater breathing: the mechanics of plastron respiration

M. R. Flynn, John W. M. Bush · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 2008 · 192 citations

, , +13

PLASTRON RESPIRATION IN AQUATIC INSECTS

W. H. Thorpe · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1950 · 190 citations

, , +17

Plastron properties of a superhydrophobic surface

Neil J. Shirtcliffe, Glen McHale, Michael I. Newton et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 2006 · 174 citations · Full text

, , +15

Studies on Plastron Respiration

W. H. Thorpe, D. J. Crisp · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1947 · 159 citations

, , +11

Studies on Plastron Respiration

W. H. Thorpe, D. J. Crisp · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1949 · 114 citations

, , +11

1–5 of 44

Authors

72

  1. HE
    H. E. Hinton

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 397 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. WH
    W. H. Thorpe

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 603 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. DJ
    D. J. Crisp

    University College of the North, Canada

    4 publications · 413 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. MR
    M. R. Fordy

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 60 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. PE
    P. E. King

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 60 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 72

Institutions

43

  1. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    397 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    826 citations

  3. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    180 citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology

    Plön, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  5. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

  6. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    70 citations

  7. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    35 citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

1–8 of 43

Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    8 publications · 550 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. Journal of Insect Physiology

    5 publications · 269 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. 2

    h-index

  4. Journal of Zoology

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Nature

    2 publications · 63 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5