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A volumetric respirometer for long-term studies of small aquatic animals1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Robert J. Livingston
Robert J. Livingston
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami
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A modified volumetric respirometer was constructed for an extended series of precise determinations of the respiration of small aquatic animals. Food could be introduced and all operations could be carried out without disturbance to the animal. Provisions were made for the introduction of filtered, bacteria-free sea water between experimental runs. The advantages of the volumetric technique were combined with those of a running-water system to allow the continuous measurement of oxygen consumption under controlled conditions.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , June 1968 , pp. 485 - 497
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1968

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