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Ammonia excretion by Nassarius reticulatus and Buccinum undatum (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) during starvation and after feeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Mary Crisp ,
Catherine W. Gill  and
M. C. Thompson
Mary Crisp
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee
Catherine W. Gill
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee
M. C. Thompson
Affiliation:
N.E.R.C. Unit of Marine Invertebrate Biology, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Gwynedd
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The rate of excretion of ammonia by Nassarius decreases progressively during starvation. Both Nassarius and Buccinum exhibit a transient peak of ammonia excretion some 16–48 h after a meal. In Nassarius the length of the delay between feeding and maximum ammonia excretion depends on the duration of prior starvation.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 381 - 390
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1981

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