Circumventing surface tension: tadpoles suck bubbles to breathe air
Circumventing surface tension: tadpoles suck bubbles to breathe air
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England: The Royal Society
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English
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The surface tension of water provides a thin, elastic membrane upon which many tiny animals are adapted to live and move. We show that it may be equally important to the minute animals living beneath it by examining air-breathing mechanics in five species (three families) of anuran (frog) tadpoles. Air-breathing is essential for survival and develo...
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Circumventing surface tension: tadpoles suck bubbles to breathe air
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7062013
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7062013
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0962-8452
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1471-2954
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10.1098/rspb.2019.2704
