Volumetric Respirometer for Aquatic Animals
The oxygen consumption of fish and other aquatic animals can be determined in the gas phase of a closed system provided the water is thoroughly equilibrated with the gas phase. The present respirometer employs a simpler and more efficient equilibration system than the earlier described model [Schola...
Published in: | Review of Scientific Instruments |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing
1949
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1741421 https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article-pdf/20/12/885/8334579/885_1_online.pdf |
Summary: | The oxygen consumption of fish and other aquatic animals can be determined in the gas phase of a closed system provided the water is thoroughly equilibrated with the gas phase. The present respirometer employs a simpler and more efficient equilibration system than the earlier described model [Scholander, Haugaard, and Irving, Rev. Sci. Inst. 14, 48 (1943).] and permits a continuous recording of the oxygen consumption over a considerable range. The apparatus is well suited to be set up in banks and has been used extensively in temperature studies on arctic and tropical fishes and crustaceans. |
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