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The Respiration of some Planktonic copepods II. The Effect Of Temperature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. T. Gauld  and
J. E. G. Raymont
D. T. Gauld
Affiliation:
Marine Station, Millport
J. E. G. Raymont
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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The respiratory rates of three species of planktonic copepods, Acartia clausi, Centropages hamatus and Temora longicornis, were measured at four different temperatures.

The relationship between respiratory rate and temperature was found to be similar to that previously found for Calanus, although the slope of the curves differed in the different species.

The observations on Centropages at 13 and 170 C. can be divided into two groups and it is suggested that the differences are due to the use of copepods from two different generations.

The relationship between the respiratory rates and lengths of Acartia and Centropages agreed very well with that previously found for other species. That for Temora was rather different: the difference is probably due to the distinct difference in the shape of the body of Temora from those of the other species.

The application of these measurements to estimates of the food requirements of the copepods is discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , February 1953 , pp. 447 - 460
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1953

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