Thermal Impact and the Relevance of Body Size and Activity on the Oxygen Consumption of a Terrestrial Snail, Theba pisana (Helicidae) at High Ambient Temperatures
Sascha Zimmermann,
Ulrich Gärtner,
Gabriel S. Ferreira
et al.
Abstract:Metabolism, mainly driven by oxygen consumption, plays a key role in life, as it is one of the main ways to respond to extreme temperatures through internal processes. Theba pisana, a widespread Mediterranean land snail, is exposed to a wide range of ambient temperature. In this species the oxygen consumption was tested as a response variable by multiple regression modelling on the “explanatory” variables shell-free mass, temperature, and relative humidity. Our results show that the oxygen consumption of T. pi… Show more
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