Unidirectional pulmonary airflow patterns in the savannah monitor lizard

The unidirectional airflow patterns in the lungs of birds have long been considered a unique and specialized trait associated with the oxygen demands of flying, their endothermic metabolism and unusual pulmonary architecture. However, the discovery of similar flow patterns in the lungs of crocodilia...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2014-02, Vol.506 (7488), p.367-370
Main Authors: Schachner, Emma R, Cieri, Robert L, Butler, James P, Farmer, C G
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