Oxygen Dependence of Flight Performance in Ageing <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>

Similar to humans, insects lose their physical and physiological capacities with age, which makes them a convenient study system for human ageing. Although insects have an efficient oxygen-transport system, we know little about how their flight capacity changes with age and environmental oxygen cond...

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Main Authors: Valeriya Privalova, Ewa Szlachcic, Łukasz Sobczyk, Natalia Szabla, Marcin Czarnoleski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/4/327