Thermoregulation,gas exchange,and ventilation in Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) |
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Authors: | Mark A Chappell Sherrie L Souza |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, University of California, 92521 Riverside, California, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) experience a wide range of ambient temperatures (T
a) in their natural habitat. We examined body temperature (T
b), oxygen consumption (
), carbon dioxide production (
), evaporative water loss (
), and ventilation atT
a from –20 to 30 °C. Body temperature did not change significantly between –20 and 20°C (meanT
b=39.3°C).T
b increased slightly to 40.1 °C atT
a=30°C. Both
and
were constant and minimal atT
a between –10 and 20°C, with only minor increases at –20 and 30°C. The minimal
of adult penguins (mean mass 4.007 kg) was 0.0112 ml/g·min], equivalent to a metabolic heat production (MHP) of 14.9 Watt. The respiratory exchange ratio was approximately 0.7 at allT
a. Values of
were low at lowT
a, but increased to 0.21 g/min at 30°C, equivalent to 0.3% of body mass/h. Dry conductance increased 3.5-fold between –20 and 30°C. Evaporative heat loss (EHL) comprised about 5% of MHP at lowT
a, rising to 47% of MHP atT
a=30°C. The means of ventilation parameters (tidal volume VT], respiration frequency f], minute volume I], and oxygen extraction
]) were fairly stable between –20 and 10°C (VT did not change significantly over the entireT
a range). However, there was considerable inter- and intra-individual variation in ventilation patterns. AtT
a=20–30°C,f increased 7-fold over the minimal value of 7.6 breaths/min, and I showed a similar change.
fell from 28–35% at lowT
a to 6% atT
a=30°C.Abbreviations
C
thermal conductance
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EHL
evaporative heat loss
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oxygen extraction
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f
respiratory frequency
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MHP
metabolic heat production
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evaporative water loss
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LCT
lower critical temperature
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RE
respiratory exchange ratio
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T
a
ambient temperature
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T
b
body temperature
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rate of oxygen consumption
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rate of carbon dioxide production
- I
inspiratory minute volume
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VT
tidal volume |
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