Gill

A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist. The microscopic structure of a gill presents a large surface area to the external environment. Branchia (: branchiae) is the zoologists' name for gills (from Ancient Greek ).

With the exception of some aquatic insects, the filaments and lamellae (folds) contain blood or coelomic fluid, from which gases are exchanged through the thin walls. The blood carries oxygen to other parts of the body. Carbon dioxide passes from the blood through the thin gill tissue into the water. Gills or gill-like organs, located in different parts of the body, are found in various groups of aquatic animals, including mollusks, crustaceans, insects, fish, and amphibians. Semiterrestrial marine animals such as crabs and mudskippers have gill chambers in which they store water, enabling them to use the dissolved oxygen when they are on land. Provided by Wikipedia

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by Gill, Bernhard
Published 2003
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften

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by Gill, Christopher
Published 2006
Oxford University Press

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by Gill, Kaveri
Published 2010
Oxford University Press

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by Gill, Matthew
Published 2009
Oxford University Press

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by Gill, Conrad
Published 1913
University Press

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by Gill, Thomas
Published 1827
Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance and Co

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by Gill, John
Published 1763
printed for the author; and sold by George Keith, at the Bible and Crown in Grace-Church-Street

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by Gill, John
Published 1754
printed and sold by G. Keith at the Bible and Crown in Grace-Church-Street; and J. Robinson at the Globe, Dock-Head, Southwark

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by Gill, John
Published 1750
printed and sold by G. Keith in Mercers-Chapel, Cheapside; and J. Robinson at Dock-Head, Southwark

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by Gill, John
Published 1751
printed and sold by G. Keith at Mercer's Chapel, Cheapside; and J. Robinson at Dock-Head, South-Wark

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by Gill, John
Published 1767
printed: and sold by G. Keith, in Gracechurch-Street; J. Fletcher, at Oxford; T. and J. Merrill, at Cambridge; A. Donaldson and W. Gray, at Edinburgh; J. Bryce, at Glasgow; A. Angus, at Aberdeen: and P. Wilson, at Dublin