Respiratory Response to Periodic Emergence in Intertidal Molluscs

SYNOPSIS: The ratio of aerial: aquatic V˙O2 (V˙o2(a): V˙o2(W)) was computed for species of intertidal molluscs. This ratio was 1 for high littoral archeogastropods suggesting high metabolic demands in air. V˙O2(a): V˙O2(w) ratios were near unity for meso- and neogastropod species regardless of zonat...

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Published in:American zoologist 1988, Vol.28 (1), p.97-114
Main Author: McMahon, Robert F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air
Anaerobiosis
Animal organs
Biological and medical sciences
Fringe
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Lungs
Marine
Mechanisms of Physiological Compensation in Intertidal Animals
Mollusca
Mollusks
Mussels
Oxygen consumption
Physiology. Development
Respiration
Water loss
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Summary:SYNOPSIS: The ratio of aerial: aquatic V˙O2 (V˙o2(a): V˙o2(W)) was computed for species of intertidal molluscs. This ratio was 1 for high littoral archeogastropods suggesting high metabolic demands in air. V˙O2(a): V˙O2(w) ratios were near unity for meso- and neogastropod species regardless of zonation. Littoral fringe mesogastropods had ratios
ISSN:1540-7063
0003-1569
1557-7023
2162-4445
DOI:10.1093/icb/28.1.97