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Respiration in Euphausiids

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RESPIRATORY rates provide estimates of catabolism in organisms. These rates, together with estimates of anabolism (such as growth rates), are used to assess gross production (assimilation) rates, which themselves are necessary to an understanding of energy transfer in food webs. This communication reports measurements of the respiration of euphausiids (class Crustacea) collected off the Oregon coast in winter. The effect of temperature on respiration was evaluated, and length–weight relationships were determined in order to study the effect of body size on respiration.

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  1. Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

    LAWRENCE F. SMALL & JAMES F. HEBARD

  2. Department of Botany, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

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SMALL, L., HEBARD, J. & MCINTIRE, C. Respiration in Euphausiids. Nature 211, 1210–1211 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111210a0

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