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The respiration of Limnoria [Isopoda] in relation to salinity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

S. K. Eltringham
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, King's College London

Extract

The respiration of Limnoria was measured manometrically in sixteen solutions ranging from 6% to full strength sea water (36%). In a second series of experiments, simultaneous measurements were made in full strength sea water and in dilutions of 7, 14, 21 and 28% respectively. No significant correlation was found between the respiratory rate and the degree of dilution of the medium.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1965

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