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The influence of sand on the estimation of resting metabolic rate of juvenile sole, Solea solea (L.)
Author(s) -
Howell B. R.,
Canario A. V. M.
Publication year - 1987
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.1095-8649.1987.tb05231.x
Subject(s) - respirometer , biology , juvenile , respirometry , metabolic rate , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , substrate (aquarium) , zoology , ecology , anatomy , respiration , endocrinology , biochemistry
The influence of a sandy substrate on the estimation of the resting metabolic rate of juvenile sole was determined using a static type of respirometer. Oxygen consumption of fish deprived of sand was almost double that of fish provided with sand.