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Wright J, ODonnell M
Physiol Biochem Zool . 2010 May; 83(4):587-96. PMID: 20465420
The thin-walled, lecithotrophic eggs of land isopods (suborder Oniscidea) are brooded in a fluid-filled maternal marsupium until a few days following the second embryonic molt. Eggs of Armadillidium vulgare possess...
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Wright J, Ting K
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol . 2006 Aug; 145(2):235-44. PMID: 16875858
The radiation of the terrestrial isopods (sub-order Oniscidea) has been accompanied by evolution of pleopodal lungs in the sections Tylida and Crinocheta. To understand the significance of such lungs for...
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Wright J, Westh P
J Exp Biol . 2006 Jun; 209(Pt 13):2486-94. PMID: 16788032
The aberrant millipedes of the order Polyxenida are minute animals that inhabit xeric microclimates of bark and rock faces. The lichens and algae that provide their main food substrates tolerate...
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Hansen L, Westh P, Wright J, Ramlov H
J Insect Physiol . 2006 Jan; 52(3):291-9. PMID: 16412458
Water vapour absorption (WVA) is an important mechanism for water gain in several xeric insects. Theoretical calculations indicate that the energetic cost of WVA should be small (5-10% of standard...
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Wright J, Pena-Peralta M
J Comp Physiol B . 2004 Dec; 175(1):67-75. PMID: 15578188
Terrestrial isopods (suborder Oniscidea) excrete most nitrogen diurnally as volatile ammonia, and ammonia-loaded animals accumulate nonessential amino acids, which may constitute the major nocturnal nitrogen pool. This study explored the...