Swimming performance and metabolic rate of three tropical fishes in relation to temperature |
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Authors: | F. W. H. Beamish |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dept. of Zoology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | Oxygen consumption was measured for three tropical fishes,Exodon paradoxus, Leporinus fasciatus andLabeo erythrurus in relation to swimming speed and temperature. For each species the logarithm of oxygen consumption (mg 02 · g–1 · h–1) increased linearly with relative swimming speed (1 · s–1) with the value of the regression coefficients varying inversely with temperature. Active metabolism and critical swimming speed ofE. paradoxus andL. fasciatus increased with temperature to a maximum at 30 and 35° C respectively. Basal metabolic rates ofE. paradoxus andL. fasciatus increased with temperature. Metabolic rates and critical swimming speed of the three fishes studied were consistent with values for polar, temperate and other tropical species over their respective thermal ranges of tolerance. Tropical fishes have lowered their metabolism and swimming performance from that expected for many temperate species at the same temperature. |
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Keywords: | active metabolism basal metabolism metabolic compensation swimming performance temperature |
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