Respiratory System: Structure and Function

  • Frauke Strazny
  • Steven F. Perry

Abstract

A characteristic of spiders and other arachnids are the book lungs, which other arthropods lack. In addition to (or in place of) book lungs, tube tracheae may be present. The extent to which the latter are developed varies according to species (Table 7).

Keywords

Digestive Gland Oxygen Consumption Rate Horseshoe Crab Respiratory Organ Wolf Spider 
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987

Authors and Affiliations

  • Frauke Strazny
    • 1
  • Steven F. Perry
    • 1
  1. 1.Arbeitsgruppe ZoomorphologieFB 7 Biologie der UniversitätOldenburgGermany

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