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...
Published in: | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Elsevier
1968
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526503/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-406X(68)90772-X |
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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