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My research question is about the atmospheric and physiological reasons for the size of arthropods today as opposed to millions of years ago.

Bibliography:

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/201/8/1043.full.pdf

This source addresses the higher concentration of oxygen in the Paleozoic era, identifies its part in arthropod gigantism, and poses questions about how the difference in oxygen levels affected the flight of arthropods.

http://books.google.com/books?id=z6iG67mkfZoC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=large+arthropods+oxygen+intake&source=bl&ots=oiyR9alx2u&sig=eq8XPgGaAp03ZjI6BwjpMSS-ws0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qhoWVKfdF8WLyATGnoGgDg&ved=0CHEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false

This source goes into more detail about the effects of hyperoxia on a variety of organisms, including birds, dinosaurs, and arthropods.

http://books.google.com/books?id=P348AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=large+arthropods+oxygen+intake&source=bl&ots=UycrhfGQLm&sig=VCS1MwtTAQB36FoWBU3AJZdFjVE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qhoWVKfdF8WLyATGnoGgDg&ved=0CHQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

This source examines oxygen use and requirements by arthropods during diapause, a stage of hibernation that many adults and pupae undergo. It also looks at the effects that varying oxygen levels have on arthropods during these phases.

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/03/04/rspb.2010.0001.full

This article focuses on how atmospheric oxygen levels, and sources of oxygen gathering in arthropods, probably played a larger part in arthropod gigantism than any other factors.

http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2009/10/09/rsbl.2009.0700.full

This source examines arthropod gigantism and its causes in the Paleozoic era, with a focus on the eurypterids, also known as sea scorpions.

ASSIGNMENT DUE OCTOBER 1:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_insects

TALK COMMENTS:

Several sections of the text were taken verbatim from fossilmuseum.net, not just the selective pressure section. Most notably, the entire third paragraph of the original website's information was copy-pasted in the introduction. --Thomas.2662 (talk)

I think the insect's name should link to its own Wikipedia page, or at least a citation to an article about its discovery until that page is created. --Thomas.2662 (talk)

Importance of Permian Period[edit] The article mentions that the Permian period was short and important, but does so without a citation. I'll keep an eye out for a primary source to cite, but if anybody else has spotted one please add it as a citation. --Thomas.2662 (talk)

EDIT: So far, no published research suggests that insects were a particularly successful group prior to their evolution of wings.[citation needed]

CITATION:

number 64

Dudley, Robert. "ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN, GIANT PALEOZOIC INSECTS AND THE EVOLUTION OF AERIAL LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE." The Journal of Experimental Biology 201 (1998): 1043-050. Jeb.biologists.org. Web. 8 Sept. 2014.