Philip D. Matthews

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Crush-resistant air sacs allow insect larvae to exploit aquatic habitats at extreme depth.

Crush-resistant air sacs allow insect larvae to exploit aquatic habitats at extreme depth.

Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.)

Published: July 23, 2026

Molecular mechanisms underpinning buoyancy control in the aquatic larvae of Chaoborus evolved from tracheal fluid clearing functionality.

Molecular mechanisms underpinning buoyancy control in the aquatic larvae of Chaoborus evolved from tracheal fluid clearing functionality.

Journal: The Journal of experimental biology

Published: June 26, 2025

Buoyancy Regulation in Insects.

Buoyancy Regulation in Insects.

Journal: Physiology (Bethesda, Md.)

Published: September 25, 2024

Born suckers: the cibarial pump of Philaenus spumarius scales across ontogeny to ensure functional equivalence.

Born suckers: the cibarial pump of Philaenus spumarius scales across ontogeny to ensure functional equivalence.

Journal: The Journal of experimental biology

Published: May 01, 2024

Oxygen extraction efficiency of the tidally-ventilated rectal gills of dragonfly nymphs.

Oxygen extraction efficiency of the tidally-ventilated rectal gills of dragonfly nymphs.

Journal: Proceedings. Biological sciences

Published: January 24, 2024

Air sacs are a key adaptive trait of the insect respiratory system.

Air sacs are a key adaptive trait of the insect respiratory system.

Journal: The Journal of experimental biology

Published: May 19, 2023

A pH-powered mechanochemical engine regulates the buoyancy of Chaoborus midge larvae.

A pH-powered mechanochemical engine regulates the buoyancy of Chaoborus midge larvae.

Journal: Current biology : CB

Published: October 14, 2021

The cibarial pump of the xylem-feeding froghopper Philaenus spumarius produces negative pressures exceeding 1 MPa.

The cibarial pump of the xylem-feeding froghopper Philaenus spumarius produces negative pressures exceeding 1 MPa.

Journal: Proceedings. Biological sciences

Published: July 13, 2021

Discontinuous gas exchange in Madagascar hissing cockroaches is not a consequence of hysteresis around a fixed PCO2 threshold.

Discontinuous gas exchange in Madagascar hissing cockroaches is not a consequence of hysteresis around a fixed PCO2 threshold.

Journal: The Journal of experimental biology

Published: June 20, 2021

Economies of scale shape energetics of solitary and group-living spiders and their webs.

Economies of scale shape energetics of solitary and group-living spiders and their webs.

Journal: The Journal of animal ecology

Published: June 11, 2021

How insects transition from water to air: Respiratory insights from dragonflies.

How insects transition from water to air: Respiratory insights from dragonflies.

Journal: Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology

Published: October 24, 2020

Quantifying the acid-base status of dragonflies across their transition from breathing water to breathing air.

Quantifying the acid-base status of dragonflies across their transition from breathing water to breathing air.

Journal: The Journal of experimental biology

Published: July 10, 2019

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026