Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria
The lungs of birds have long been known to move air in only one direction during both inspiration and expiration through most of the tubular gas-exchanging bronchi (parabronchi). Recently a similar pattern of airflow has been observed in American alligators, a sister taxon to birds. The pattern of f...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628916/ |