Oxygen uptake by Nanorchestes antarcticus (Acari)
Block, William. 1976 Oxygen uptake by Nanorchestes antarcticus (Acari). Oikos, 27 (2). 320-323. https://doi.org/10.2307/3543913
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Oxygen consumption rates of the minute terrestrial mite, Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann were measured at +5°C with a Cartesian Diver microrespirometer. Individual respiration rates were in the range 0.156 (deutonymphy) to 1.135 (tritonymph) × 10-3 μ l O2 ind-1 h-1. Mean estimated live weights were 1.59 to 3.57 μg, and metabolic rate was highest in the adult female (367.734 μl O2 g-1 h-1) and lowest in the deutonymph (161.045 μl O2 g-1 h-1). These results are discussed with reference to other terrestrial mites and cold adaptation
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.2307/3543913 |
ISSN: | 00301299 |
Date made live: | 29 Oct 2019 09:33 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525631 |
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