Abstract
Amphibians respire through a number of respiratory organs, the most common being skin and lungs. Patterns of gas exchange across these organs vary to meet different metabolic and environmental challenges. Alterations in gas exchange patterns generally are facilitated by adjustments in ventilation and/or blood flow. Initially, this paper will examine pulmonary gas exchange and focus on the matching of perfusion to ventilation in the lung. This will be followed by a discussion of skin perfusion and its relation to cutaneous gas exchange. The final sections of this paper will investigate possible control mechanisms acting to adjust respiratory organ perfusion
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Malvin, G.M., Boutilier, R.G. (1985). Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships in Amphibia. In: Gilles, R. (eds) Circulation, Respiration, and Metabolism. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70610-3_9
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