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1.
Pierre Dejours Jean-Paul Truchot 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1988,158(3):387-391
Summary In the intertidal shore crab,Carcinus maenas, pH and
values of the prebranchial venous hemolymph,
and
, the PO2 values of the arterialized cardiac hemolymph,
, were measured, and the ventilatory activity was assessed by measuring the hydrostatic pressures at the exits of the epibranchial cavities, under four environmental conditions: normoxic water, normoxic air, hypoxic gas, hyperoxic gas.In the crab breathing normoxic air,
was lower and
higher than in animals breathing normoxic water. With the switch to hypoxic gas, ventilation increased and
and
decreased. With the switch to hyperoxic gas, ventilation decreased,
and
increased and
decreased.Thus these crabs breathing air were not as well oxygenated as when breathing air-equilibrated water, and because of their low
, they were relatively hypervetilating and hypocapnic compared to air-breathing vertebrates. Hyperoxic breathing, increasing
and reducing ventilatory drive, led to increased
. Conversely,
was reduced by hypoxic breathing. These observations suggest that the gas exchanger of intertidal crabs is not as successfully designed for air breathing as that of land-colonizing insects and air-breathing vertebrates. 相似文献
2.
To evaluate the order and the values of Markov properties of the time series of events, we have proposed a statistical measure dependency:D
m
= (H
0
–H
m
)/H
0
, whereH
0 andH
m are Shannon's entropy and them-th order conditional entropy, respectively. It is indicated that
is a better point estimator ofD
m, giving a total value of them-th order Markov process. Here
and
are the estimate ofD
m and the arithmetic mean of
when them-th order shuffling is made many times for a given observed series, respectively. The value
represents Markov value of the orderm. Under the assumption that the series has continuous variables and the normal distribution, simplified dependency is defined by, where |S
m
| is the determinant of serial correlation coefficients. It is shown that is practically useful for the estimation of the order and the values of Markov processes with small sample size. It is also indicated that analysis is basically equivalent to the least mean-square analysis of autoregressive models. 相似文献
3.
Gill function in an elasmobranch 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Gordon C. Grigg John Read 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1971,73(4):439-451
Summary Highly efficient oxygen uptake in elasmobranchs, as indicated by frequent excess of
over
has previously been ascribed to the operation of multicapillary rather than counter-current gas exchange by the gills. Analysis of models shows that, at maximum efficiency, a multicapillary system cannot account for values of
greater than
. In Port Jackson sharks Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
commonly exceeds
, which indicates the operation of a functional counter-current at the respiratory surface. The anatomical basis of this counter-current is provided by the demonstration that a continuous flow of water passes between the secondary lamellae into septal canals and thence via the parabranchial cavities to the exterior.Queen Elizabeth II Fellow. 相似文献
4.
Gregory K. Snyder Wesley W. Weathers 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1977,117(3):291-301
Summary Resting rates of O2 consumption
against
, exercise endurance times and
during recovery from vigorous exercise were measured inSceloporus occidentalis captured near sea level and inS. graciosus captured above 2850 m. Oxygen consumption against
was also measured inS. occidentalis captured above 2850 m. When
was recorded continuously, as ambient
was slowly reduced from 155 Torr, it became directly dependent upon ambient
between 110 and 120 Torr. The critical
for the high altitude lizards was lower than that for the lowland lizards, which enabled the former to maintain relatively higher
's when ambient
was reduced below 120 Torr. The high altitude lizards also had significantly greater endurance when stimulated to exercise at 1600 m (
130 Torr). Both the higher
under hypoxia and the greater endurance roughly parallel a significantly greater maximum
in the high altitude lizards. At a simulated altitude of 3600 m (
100 Torr), maximum
and rate of recovery of the O2 debt calculated from post active
were significantly reduced in the lowland but not the high altitude lizards. The effects of simulated altitude conditions on the lowland but not the mountaine animals indicate adaptations to altitude in these sceloporine lizards. We did not find any consistent relationship between organ/body weight ratios or hematocrit and our measures of
endurance or the altitude at which the lizards were captured. 相似文献
5.
A small catchment on the Swedish West Coast has been studied over four years to determine S dynamics by using S isotope ratios. A Norway spruce dominated forest covers the catchment, and small peat areas occur in the lower parts of the catchment. The runoff
values varied both during the year, and from year to year. Over the period from February 1990 to December 1993, the
values ranged from — 1%. to +11%. Over the same period, the throughfall
values ranged from +1%. to +15%. There was no correlation (r
2= 0.01; Pr(F)=0.57) between
values in throughfall and runoff. Since the only input of S to the catchment is atmospheric deposition, the long-term runoff S mass flux is controlled by the deposition. Therefore, processes in the catchment are responsible for the variation in the runoff
values. During periods with
enriched runoff, bacterial dissimilatory SO
4
2–
reduction occurs in the catchment. After very dry periods, oxidation of this reduced S, which is32S-enriched, can be traced in runoff. Previous studies of the catchment have not been able to distinguish between: 1) oxidation of reduced S and dry deposition, and 2) reduction and adsorption. From the current study, it can be concluded that adsorption and dry deposition cannot cause the observed variation in runoff
. 相似文献
6.
D. L. Evans R. J. Rose 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1988,157(6):791-799
Summary Six Standardbred horses were used to evaluate the time course of pulmonary gas exchange, ventilation, heart rate (HR) and acid base balance during different intensities of constant-load treadmill exercise. Horses were exercised at approximately 50%, 75% and 100% maximum oxygen uptake (
max) for 5 min and measurements taken every 30 s throughout exercise. At all work rates, the minute ventilation, respiratory frequency and tidal volume reached steady state values by 60 s of exercise. At 100%
max, the oxygen consumption (
) increased to mean values of approximately 130 ml/kg·min, which represents a 40-fold increase above resting
. At the low and moderate work rates,
showed no significant change from 30 s to 300 s of exercise. At the high work rate, the mean
at 30 s was 80% of the value at 300 s. The HR showed no significant change over time at the moderate work rate but differing responses at the low and high work rates. At the low work rate, the mean HR decreased from 188 beats/min at 30 s to 172 beats/min at 300 s exercise, whereas at the high work rate the mean HR increased from 204 beats/min at 30 s to 221 beats/min at 300 s exercise. No changes in acid base status occurred during exercise at the low work rate. At the moderate work rate, a mild metabolic acidosis occurred which was nonprogressive with time, whereas the high work rate resulted in a progressive metabolic acidosis with a base deficit of 16 mmol/l by 300 s exercise. It is concluded that the kinetics of gas exchange during exercise are more rapid in the horse than in man, despite the relatively greater change in
in the horse when going from rest to high intensity exercise.Symbols and abbreviations E
minute ventilation
-
V
T
tidal volume
-
oxygen uptake
-
carbon dioxide output
-
oxygen pulse
-
ventilatory equivalent for oxygen
-
ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide
- R
respiratory exchange ratio
- HR
heart rate
- SBC
standard bicarbonate
- STPD
standard temperature and pressure dry
- BTPS
body temperature and pressure saturated
-
arterial oxygen content
-
arteriovenous oxygen content difference
- Rf
respiratory frequency 相似文献
7.
Theodore L. Taigen Kentwood D. Wells 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1985,155(2):163-170
Summary The metabolic demands of vocalization byHyla versicolor were determined by measuring oxygen consumption and whole body lactate content of calling animals. A stepwise multiple regression analysis identified both calling rate (calls/h) and call duration (s/call) as significant determinants of oxygen consumption during calling. These two variables accounted for 84% of the total variation in oxygen consumption observed in calling frogs. Aerobic metabolism
increased linearly with calling rate and call duration, reaching a peak value of 1.7 ml O2/(g·h) at the highest vocalization effort. For comparison, metabolic rates of the same individuals were also measured during short bouts of vigorous locomotor exercise
induced by mechanical stimulation. The mean value of
was only 62% of the peak
, and 5 of 13 frogs had rates of oxygen consumption during calling that exceeded their
. Whole body lactate levels were measured in two samples of calling frogs, one collected early in the evening (2100–2115 h) and the other 1.5 h later (2230–2245 h). The frogs in the second sample had significantly lower lactate levels (0.10 mg/g) than the frogs collected early in the evening (0.22 mg/g). Hence, vocalization does not entail the use of anaerobic metabolism, although lactate levels may be slightly elevated at the onset of an evening of calling. Calling rates of unrestrained frogs in a large chorus were measured at regular intervals during an evening. During the first half hour of calling, rates increased gradually from an initial mean value of 600 calls/h at 2030 h to nearly 1400 calls/h at 2100 h. These data indicate that acoustic advertisement byHyla versicolor is among the most energetically expensive activities regularly undertaken by any anuran, and indeed, is the most demanding yet measured in an ectothermic vertebrate.Abbreviations
resting rate of oxygen consumption
-
maximum rate of oxygen consumption
-
rate of oxygen consumption during forced exercise
-
rate of oxygen consumption during calling 相似文献
8.
B. Culik A. J. Woakes D. Adelung R. P. Wilson N. R. Coria H. J. Spairani 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1990,160(1):61-70
Summary The energy requirements of Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chicks were analysed with respect to body mass (W, 0.145–3.35 kg, n=36) and various forms of activity (lying, standing, minor activity, locomotion, walking on a treadmill). Direct respirometry was used to measure O2 consumption (
) and CO2 production. Heart rate (HR, bpm) was recorded from the ECG obtained by both externally attached electrodes and implantable HR-transmitters. The parameters measured were not affected by hand-rearing of the chicks or by implanting transmitters. HR measured in the laboratory and in the field were comparable. Oxygen uptake ranged from
in lying chicks to
at maximal activity, RQ=0.76. Metabolic rate in small wild chicks (0.14–0.38 kg) was not affected by time of day, nor was their feeding frequency in the colony (Dec 20–21). Regressions of HR on
were highly significant (p< 0.0001) in transmitter implanted chicks (n=4), and two relationships are proposed for the pooled data, one for minor activities (
), and one for walking (
). Oxygen consumption, mass of the chick (2–3 kg), and duration of walking (T, s) were related as
, whereas mass-specific O2 consumption was related to walking speed (S, m·s-1) as
.Abbreviations
bpm
beats per minute
-
D
distance walked (m)
-
ECG
electrocardiogram
-
HR
heart rate (bpm)
-
ns
number of steps
-
RQ
respiratory quotient
-
S
walking speed (m·s-1)
-
T
time walked (s)
-
W
body mass (kg) 相似文献
9.
Jack P. Hayes 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1989,159(4):453-459
Summary I compared the maximal aerobic metabolic rates (
), field metabolic rates (FMR), aerobic reserves (
-FMR), and basal metabolic rates (BMR) of wild and recently captured deer mice from low (440 m) and high (3800 m) altitudes. To separate the effects of the thermal environment from other altitudinal effects, I examined mice from different altitudes, but similar thermal environments (i.e., summer mice from high altitude and winter mice from low altitude). When the thermal environment was similar,
, FMR, and aerobic reserve of low and high altitude mice did not differ, but BMR was significantly higher at high altitude. Thus, in the absence of thermal differences, altitude had only minor effects on the aerobic metabolism of wild or recently captured deer mice.At low altitude, there was significant seasonal variation in
, FMR, and aerobic reserve, but not BMR. BMR was correlated with
, but not with FMR. The significant positive correlation of BMR with
indicates a cost of high
, because higher BMR increases food requirements and energy use during periods of thermoneutral conditions.Abbreviations
BMR
basal metabolic rate
-
FMR
field metabolic rate
-
partial pressure of oxygen
-
T
a
ambient temperature
-
T
b
body temperature
-
T
e
operative temperature
-
maximal aerobic metabolic rate 相似文献
10.
Jacopo P. Mortola anna Noworaj 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1985,155(2):171-176
Summary The resting oxygen consumption
and breathing pattern of nine newborn and adult species (ranging in body size from mouse to human) have been compared on the basis of data collected from the literature. Minute ventilation
is similarly linked to
at both ages, the percent of
extracted as O2
about 2.2. Tidal volume/kg is an interspecies constant in newborns and adults, approximately 8 ml/kg. Breathing frequency decreases with the increase in size in a different way at the two ages: large species have newborns breathing at rates 2–3 times above the corresponding adults' values, while in the small species newborns and adults breathe at almost the same rate. Therefore the newborns of the smallest species have both
and
below the expected values, implying a greater inability to cope with the external demands than newborns of larger species. Several considerations indicate that in the smallest newborns the mechanical properties of the respiratory system could be a constraint to resting ventilations larger than observed. It is therefore possible that their low
is the cause, and not the effect, of the relatively small
. 相似文献
11.
B. Grubb G. E. Folk Jr. 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1978,128(2):185-188
Summary The rate of oxygen consumption (
) by skeletal muscle was investigated in isolated perfused hindlimbs of laboratory rats and lemmings (Lemmus). In both species,
increased in proportion to blood flow rate, even at flow rates 4–5 times above resting level. The slope of the line relating
to skeletal muscle blood flow was significantly greater in the lemming than in the rat. This may be related to the inverse relationship between body weight and metabolic rate. These data support the hypothesis that in small animals a dependent relationship exists between blood flow and skeletal muscle
. 相似文献
12.
Tamir M. Ellis Mark A. Chappell 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1987,157(3):393-402
Summary Thermogenic incubation has been documented in two large species of pythons, but the phenomenon has not been studied in small species with concomitantly large heat transfer coefficients. We describe behavior, metabolic rates, mass changes, and temperature relations for adult ball pythons (Python regius), the smallest member of the genus, during the reproductive cycle. Egg and hatchling metabolism and hatchling growth rates were also examined.Rates of oxygen consumption (
) of both gravid and non-gravid snakes showed typical ectothermic responses to changing ambient temperature (T
a). TheQ
10 forT
a's of 20–35°C was 2.2–2.3. The
of gravid females was significantly greater than that of non-gravid snakes at allT
a. Maximum oxygen consumption (
max) during forced exercise was about 12 times resting
atT
a=30°C.Eggs (5–6 per female) were laid in April. Total clutch mass was approximately 32% of the females' pre-oviposition mass. After oviposition, mother snakes coiled tightly around their clutches and remained in close attendance until the eggs hatched in June. Sudden decreases inT
a elicited abrupt but transient 2- to 4-fold increases in the
of incubating females. Similar responses were not observed in non-incubating snakes. The steady-state
of incubating females was independent ofT
a. In no case was body temperature (T
b) elevated more than a few tenths of a degree aboveT
a in steady-state conditions.The
of developing eggs increased sigmoidally through the 58–70 day incubation period. Total oxygen consumption during incubation atT
a=29.2°C was about 3.61 per egg. Young snakes quadrupled their mass during their first year of growth.Compared to larger python species which are endothermic during incubation, ball pythons have similar aerobic scopes and higher mass-specific
max. However, effective endothermy in ball pythons is precluded by high thermal conductance and limited energy stores. 相似文献
13.
Summary The postulate that 60-Hz electric field-induced bioeffect severity is proportional to induced transmembrane potential [
] magnitude was tested and supported using a plant root model cell system. Statistically significant correlations were obtained upon regression of the relative rates of exposedVicia faba andZea mays root segment growth on the average
(calculated) arising in those segments under specified 60 Hz field exposure conditions. The
associated with the apparent threshold for growth inhibition was similar inZea andVicia roots (2.5 vs 2.4 mV, respectively). At
greater than this threshold,Zea root growth declined by about 9% per mV, andVicia root growth by about 19% per mV induced potential.Abbreviations EF
electric field
- RGR
relative growth rate
- RSGR
relative segmental growth rate
-
induced membrane potential
-
segmental-average induced membrane potential
-
VC
d
region of root tip in which a complete, nascent vascular cylinder is first distinguishable in histological sections 相似文献
14.
Effects of ambient temperature and altitude on ventilation and gas exchange in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
Mark A. Chappell 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1985,155(6):751-758
Summary The effects of different ambient temperatures (T
a) on gas exchange and ventilation in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) were determined after acclimation to low and high altitude (340 and 3,800 m).At both low and high altitude, oxygen consumption (
) decreased with increasingT
a atT
a from –10 to 30 °C. The
was 15–20% smaller at high altitude than at low altitude atT
a below 30 °C.Increased
atT
a below thermoneutrality was supported by increased minute volume (
) at both low and high altitude. At mostT
a, the change in
was primarily a function of changing respiration frequency (f); relatively little change occurred in tidal volume (V
T) or oxygen extraction efficiency (O2EE). AtT
a=0 °C and below at high altitude,
was constant due to decliningV
T and O2EE increased in order to maintain high
.At high altitude,
(BTP) was 30–40% higher at a givenT
a than at low altitude, except atT
a below 10 °C. The increased
at high altitude was due primarily to a proportional increase inf, which attained mean values of 450–500 breaths/min atT
a below 0 °C. The
(STP) was equivalent at high and low altitude atT
a of 10 °C and above. At lowerT
a,
(STPD) was larger at low altitude.At both altitudes, respiratory heat loss was a small fraction (<10%) of metabolic heat production, except at highT
a (20–30 °C).Abbreviations
EHL
evaporative heat loss
-
f
respiration frequency
-
HL
a
heat loss from warming tidal air
-
HL
e
evaporative heat loss in tidal air
-
HL
total respiratory heat loss
-
MHP
metabolic heat production
-
O
2
EE
oxygen extraction efficiency
-
RQ
respiratory quotient
-
T
a
ambient temperature
-
T
b
body temperatureT
lc lower critical temperature
-
carbon dioxide production
-
evaporative water loss
-
oxygen consumption
-
minute volume
-
V
T
tidal volume 相似文献
15.
The electrophoretic variability of nine enzymatic loci was studied in 31 populations of eleven species of the genus Orchis (fam. Orchidaceae). This orchid group shows a higher degree of genetic variability (
) than reported by Gottlieb (Progr. Phytochem. 7:1–46, 1981) for other outbreeding plant species (
).Furthermore, the Nei coefficients of genetic identity show a higher biochemical-genetic similarity between species pairs of which we found the hybrids (
) than between other species pairs (
). These results seem to indicate a correlation between hybridizing aptitude and degree of genetic similarity. High values could be partially attributed to the presence of a gene flow between two species which, by hybridizing, would join their genetic pools. But they could also indicate that hybridizing species are not well differentiated: the isozyme similarity would reflect a more general similarity of the gene pool that could lead to hybrid formation. 相似文献
16.
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum was grown in continuous culture in a fermenter gassed with H2 and CO2 as sole carbon and energy sources, and in a medium which contained either NH4Cl or gaseous N2 as nitrogen source. Growth was possible with N2. Steady states were obtained at various gas flow rates with NH4Cl and with
and the maintenance coefficient varied with the gas input and with the nitrogen source. Growth of Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus in continuous culture in a fermenter gassed with H2, CO2 as nitrogen, carbon and energy sources was also examined.Abbreviations
molecular growth yield (g dry weight of cells per mol of CH4 evolved)
-
growth rate (h-1)
-
D
dilution rate (h-1)
- rate (h-1);
relation of Neijssel and Tempest and of Stouthamer and Bettenhaussen
-
energy 相似文献
17.
18.
Thermoregulation,gas exchange,and ventilation in Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Mark A. Chappell Sherrie L. Souza 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1988,157(6):783-790
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
-
EHL
evaporative heat loss
-
oxygen extraction
-
f
respiratory frequency
-
MHP
metabolic heat production
-
evaporative water loss
-
LCT
lower critical temperature
-
RE
respiratory exchange ratio
-
T
a
ambient temperature
-
T
b
body temperature
-
rate of oxygen consumption
-
rate of carbon dioxide production
- I
inspiratory minute volume
-
VT
tidal volume 相似文献
19.
Roger S. Seymour David Vleck Carol M. Vleck 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1986,156(6):773-782
Summary The brush turkey (Alectura lathami) and mallee fowl (Leipoa ocellata) are megapode birds that incubate their eggs by burying them in mounds. Respiratory gas exchange between the buried eggs and the atmosphere occurs mainly by diffusion through about 60 cm of decomposing forest litter (brush turkey) or sand (mallee fowl).Gas fluxes in the brush turkey mound are greatly influenced by the respiration of thermophilic microorganisms which consume O2 at rates over eight times that of all of the eggs. The respiratory exchange ratio (
) of the microorganisms is 0.75 and theQ
10 for metabolism is 2.56. Fermentation and nitrogen fixation do not occur in the mounds.If the mound becomes too wet, gas tensions near the eggs can become critical because water increases rates of microbial respiration and impedes gas diffusion. However, field mounds are relatively dry, possibly because the adult bird modifies the shape of the mound and affects the entry of rain water. At egg level in field mounds,
and
are about 132 and 21 Torr, respectively, in both species. Embryonic respiration decreases
and increases
about 5 Torr in the immediate environment of individual eggs in late development. Due to a high eggshell gas conductance, which increases during incubation, the gas tensions within the shell of late embryos (
ca. 108 Torr,
ca. 47 Torr) are not far from the mean values found in species that nest above ground. 相似文献
20.
Stephen C. Wood Kjell Johansen Mogens L. Glass G. M. O. Maloiy 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1978,127(4):331-336
Summary Oxygen consumption
was measured at rest and during spontaneous activity at body temperatures of 25 and 35°C in 14 fasting Savanna monitor lizards,Varanus exanthematicus ranging in weight from 172 to 7500 g. The allometric relationship between metabolic rate at 25°C and body weight (W) is given by:
(ml O2 STPD·g–1·hr–1)=0.88W
–0.43 (Fig. 2). Although statistical comparisons are equivocal, this intraspecific size dependence exceeds that reported for interspecific comparisons among reptiles and other vertebrate groups (Fig 3). A reproducible diurnal pattern of activity was observed in undisturbed animals with minimum values of
between 2400 and 0800 h (Fig. 1). Spontaneous activity and
generally reached peak values between 1200 and 2000 hrs. The average ratio of active aerobic metabolic rate (AMR) to minimum (standard) aerobic metabolic rate (SMR) was 8.2. This voluntary AMR/SMR inVaranus exceeds the AMR/SMR for most reptiles stimulated to exhaustion. The high aerobic capacity is consistent with other evidence for efficient exchange and transport of respiratory gases inV. exanthematicus; e.g., low or absent intracardiac shunt flow resulting in high arterial saturation and low ventilation
and perfusion
requirements. 相似文献