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The effects of activity, temperature and mass on the respiratory metabolism of the squid, Illex illecebrosus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

M. E. DeMont
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, DalhousieUniversity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
R. K. O'Dor
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, DalhousieUniversity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Extract

Oxygen consumption was measured in squid (Illex illecebrosus) ranging from 42·7 to 443·0 g. Ambient temperature increased from 8·3 °C to 18·2 °C during the experimental period. Resting rates were calculated by correcting for the percentage of time not spent in the resting posture. A 100 g squid resting at 13 °C has a predicted oxygen consumption of 31·3 ml/h, while a continuously swimming squid has an oxygen consumption of 125·0 ml/h. Oxygen consumption is almost directly proportional to body size. A 10° increase in environmental temperature would increase oxygen consumption for a squid of given mass by 6·7 times.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1984

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