Oxygen uptake in an Antarctic collembole Cryptopygus antarcticus

Tilbrook, P.J.; Block, William. 1972 Oxygen uptake in an Antarctic collembole Cryptopygus antarcticus. Oikos, 23 (3). 313-317. https://doi.org/10.2307/3543169

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Abstract/Summary

The relationship between length and weight was investigated for the Antarctic springtail, Cryptopygus antarcticus Willem. The range of individuals from juvenile to adult was divided arbitrarily into five size classes, whose lengths ranged from 440-1,990 μm, and live weights from 2.2-119.5 μg. Measurements of oxygen consumption of individuals were made using a Cartesian Diver micro-respirometer at +2°, +6° and +10°C, and mean rates were calculated for each size class at each experimental temperature. These varied from 10.52-75.91 μ l× 10-4/individual and hr at +2°C, 41.40-78.04 at +6°C, and 120.81-136.60 at +10°C. These respiration data are discussed in relation to live weight and temperature, and to other work on temperate and Antarctic collembola

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.2307/3543169
ISSN:	00301299
Date made live:	12 Dec 2019 10:19 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526221

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.2307/3543169

ISSN:

00301299

Date made live:

12 Dec 2019 10:19 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526221