OXYGEN CONSUMPTION AND AMMONIA EXCRETION OF THE ANTARCTIC AMPHIPOD Bovallia gigantea PFEFFER, 1888, AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES AND SALINITIES

• Main Authors: Gomes,Vicente, Passos,Maria José de Arruda Campos Rocha, Rocha,Arthur José da Silva, Santos,Thais da Cruz Alves dos, Hasue,Fabio Matsu, Ngan,Phan Van
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto Oceanográfico 2014
• Subjects: Antarctica; Amphipods; Metabolic adaptations; Temperature; Salinity; Bovallia gigantea; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Admiralty Bay; Ferraz; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592014000400315

The energy budget of Antarctic stenothermic and/or stenohaline ectotherms is modulated by variations of temperature and salinity. The joint effects of these latter on polar organisms have been but little studied. Data on this subject are of great importance for an understanding of the energy demand...