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The effect of temperature and mass on routine metabolism in Sarotherodon ( Tilapia ) mossambicus (Peters)
Author(s) -
Caulton M. S.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1978.tb03426.x
Subject(s) - respirometer , oreochromis mossambicus , biology , energy metabolism , tilapia , energy expenditure , bioenergetics , fish <actinopterygii> , oxygen , zoology , biochemistry , fishery , endocrinology , respiration , anatomy , chemistry , organic chemistry , mitochondrion
A reappraisal of oxygen uptake by Sarotherodon mossambicus was undertaken using a continuous flow respirometer. Measurements were obtained over the temperature range 16°C–37°C for fish weighing between 10 g and 150 g. Oxygen uptake was converted to energy equivalents ( Q ox ) using the value 13.68 J mg O 2 –1 and the routine metabolic energy expenditure can be described by the equation E =0.0086 t 2 0783 M 0 652 where E is the energy requirement for routine metabolism expressed in J h ‐1 , t the temperature in °C and M the mass in g.

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