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As CO2 is both a major end product of metabolism in heterotrophic organisms and the predominant carbon source in autotrophic organisms, it is not surprising that variations in its concentration have effects on animals. The effects are highly diverse, particularly if concentrations are above values normally encountered in the habitat, and they can occur on a considerable number of levels (Fuzeau-Braesch and Nicolas 1981; Nicolas and Sillans 1989). The scope of the present review is limited to a single effect, namely the action of CO2 on identified peripheral sensory organs specialized to its detection, and the resulting coordinated behavioural responses at concentrations that occur naturally in the habitats of the organisms under consideration.
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Stange, G. (1996). Sensory and Behavioural Responses of Terrestrial Invertebrates to Biogenic Carbon Dioxide Gradients. In: Stanhill, G. (eds) Advances in Bioclimatology_4. Advances in Bioclimatology, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61132-2_5
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