The respiratory metabolism of some Antarctic fish

1. The metabolic rates of four Antarctic fish have been measured, including the haemoglobin-less Chaenocephalus aceratus. 2. The respiratory rates of the fish are discussed in relation to body weights. 3. C. aceratus has a respiratory rate as high as other Antarctic fish despite its lack of a respir...

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Published in:Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
Main Authors: Ralph, R, Everson, Inigo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 1968
Subjects:
Biology and Microbiology
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526503/
https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-406X(68)90772-X
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Summary:1. The metabolic rates of four Antarctic fish have been measured, including the haemoglobin-less Chaenocephalus aceratus. 2. The respiratory rates of the fish are discussed in relation to body weights. 3. C. aceratus has a respiratory rate as high as other Antarctic fish despite its lack of a respiratory pigment. The calculated rate for a 1 kg fish was 45ยท6 mg O2/hr.

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