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Respiratory System: Structure and Function

  • Strazny F
  • Perry S
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (1987), 78-94
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-71552-5_6
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Abstract

A characteristic of spiders and other arachnids are the book lungs, which other arthropods lack. In addition to (or in place of) book lungs, tube tracheae may be present. The extent to which the latter are developed varies according to species (Table 7).

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Strazny, F., & Perry, S. F. (1987). Respiratory System: Structure and Function. In Ecophysiology of Spiders (pp. 78–94). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71552-5_6

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