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Spiracular System

The Spiracular System is a specialized respiratory structure in certain arthropods that functions as a series of paired lateral body openings connected to an internal network of tracheal tubes, enabling direct gas exchange between the environment and internal tissues.

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7.6K

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333

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188

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2017–2026

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Publications

197

PLASTRON RESPIRATION IN AQUATIC INSECTS

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

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A New Look at Insect Respiration

K. Sláma · Biological Bulletin · 1988 · 162 citations

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Thermolimit respirometry: an objective assessment of critical thermal maxima in two sympatric desert harvester ants,<i>Pogonomyrmex rugosus</i>and<i>P. californicus</i>

John R. B. Lighton, Robbin J. Turner · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2004 · 152 citations · Full text

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Discontinuous Ventilation in Terrestrial Insects

John R. B. Lighton · Physiological Zoology · 1994 · 149 citations

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DISCONTINUOUS RESPIRATION IN INSECTS: ROLE OF THE SPIRACLES

Howard A. Schneiderman · Biological Bulletin · 1960 · 144 citations

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Authors

333

  1. JR
    John R. B. Lighton

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States

    11 publications · 779 citations

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  2. KS
    Krzysztof Szpila

    Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland

    7 publications · 254 citations

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  3. TP
    Thomas Pape

    Natural History Museum Aarhus, Denmark

    7 publications · 254 citations

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  4. MJ
    M. J. R. Hall

    Natural History Museum, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 205 citations

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  5. SK
    Stefan K. Hetz

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    5 publications · 237 citations

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Institutions

188

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    453 citations

  2. Nicolaus Copernicus University

    Torun, Poland

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    460 citations

  3. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    233 citations

  4. University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    Las Vegas, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    428 citations

  5. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    187 citations

  6. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    364 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    605 citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    533 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    41 publications · 2K citations

    27

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  2. Medical and Veterinary Entomology

    12 publications · 446 citations

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  3. Annals of the Entomological Society of America

    8 publications · 214 citations

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  4. Journal of Insect Physiology

    7 publications · 338 citations

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  5. Journal of Morphology

    6 publications · 217 citations

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