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There is a lack of central chemoreceptor regulation within the respiration control in Bowfin [1]. Evidence points to Bowfin respiratory patterns responding to temperature of the water they reside in as water temperatures play a role in oxygen content [2].

[1]HEDRICK, M. S., BURLESON, M. L., JONES, D. R., & MILSOM, W. K. (1991). An examination of central chemosensitivity in an air-breathing fish (Amia calva). Journal of Experimental Biology, 155(1), 165–174. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.155.1.165

[2]Horn, M. H., & Riggs, C. D. (1973). Effects of temperature and light on the rate of air breathing of the bowfin, Amia Calva. Copeia, 1973(4), 653. https://doi.org/10.2307/1443063