Symmorphosis and the insect respiratory system : a comparison 3 between flight and hopping muscle 4 5
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12 13 SUMMARY 14 Weibel and Taylor " s theory of symmorphosis predicts that the structural components of the 15 respiratory system are quantitatively adjusted to satisfy, but not exceed, an animal " s maximum 16 requirement for oxygen. We test this in the respiratory system of the adult migratory locust Locusta 17 migratoria by comparing the aerobic capacity of hopping and flight muscle with the morphology of 18
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Weibel and Taylor's theory of symmorphosis predicts that the structural components of the respiratory system are quantitatively adjusted to satisfy, but not exceed, an animal's maximum requirement for oxygen. We tested this in the respiratory system of the adult migratory locust Locusta migratoria by comparing the aerobic capacity of hopping and flight muscle with the morphology of the oxygen c...
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