title: Introduction to special section on respiratory biology.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Zoologie, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany; Departamento de Biologia, FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeiräo Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 14040-901.
authors.forename: Steven F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Anke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spinelli Oliveira