The influence of sand on the estimation of resting metabolic rate of juvenile sole, Solea solea (L.) |
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| Authors: | B. R. Howell, A. V. M. Canario,&dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, U.K.;Universidade do Algarve, 8000 Faro, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The influence of a sandy substrate on the estimation of the resting metabolic rate of juvenile sole was determined using a static type of respirometer. Oxygen consumption of fish deprived of sand was almost double that of fish provided with sand. |
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