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Chilopod coxal organs: morphological considerations with reference to function
Author(s) -
Littlewood Henk
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04772.x
Subject(s) - centipede , biology , allometry , context (archaeology) , function (biology) , form and function , evolutionary biology , physiology , zoology , anatomy , ecology , paleontology
A comparative account of the morphology of chilopod coxal organs is given with special reference to their possible function. Allometric relationships which exist between the size of the centipede and the number of coxal pores and organs are discussed in the context of size‐dependent physiological constraints which may affect the function of the coxal organs.