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Respiratory Movements of Arenicola Marina L.: Intermittent Irrigation of the Tube, and Intermittent Aerial Respiration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

G. P. Wells
G. P. Wells
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, London
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Extract

The worms were housed in glass U-tubes, and were able to get a supply of aerated water from above by making pumping movements. The water movements were recorded kymographically. The experiments generally lasted for 24 hr. or longer.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , October 1949 , pp. 447 - 464
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1949

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