How Locusts Breathe

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  • Jon F. Harrison
    Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences Tempe, Arizona; and
  • James S. Waters
    Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences Tempe, Arizona; and
  • Arianne J. Cease
    Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences Tempe, Arizona; and
  • John M. VandenBrooks
    Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences Tempe, Arizona; and
  • Viviane Callier
    Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences Tempe, Arizona; and
  • C. Jaco Klok
    Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences Tempe, Arizona; and
  • Kimberly Shaffer
    Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences Tempe, Arizona; and
  • John J. Socha
    Virginia Tech, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Blacksburg, Virginia

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<jats:p>Insect tracheal-respiratory systems achieve high fluxes and great dynamic range with low energy requirements and could be important models for bioengineers interested in developing microfluidic systems. Recent advances suggest that insect cardiorespiratory systems have functional valves that permit compartmentalization with segment-specific pressures and flows and that system anatomy allows regional flows. Convection dominates over diffusion as a transport mechanism in the major tracheae, but Reynolds numbers suggest viscous effects remain important.</jats:p>

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  • Physiology

    Physiology 28 (1), 18-27, 2013-01

    American Physiological Society

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