Total and Tissue Respiration in Relation to Body Weight a Comparison of the Kelp Crab with Other Crustaceans and with Mammals

Weymouth, Frank W.; Crismon, J. M.; Hall, Valerie; Belding, Harwood S.; Field, J. G.

doi:10.1086/physzool.17.1.30151829

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“…First, the correct fitting of individuals (P<0.05 for n=7) to a power law curve indicates a homogeneous physiological state. Second, the exponent value of this power law relation is 0.891, this value being very similar to the mean slope value of 0.85 expected for Crustacea (Bridges and Brand, 1980;Weymouth et al, 1944). Furthermore, it is quite similar to the values obtained at 15°C for other shrimps: 0.799 for the surf zone penaeid Macropetasma africanus (Cockcroft and Wooldridge, 1985) and 0.867-0.876 for the estuarine palaemonid Palaemon pacificus (Emmerson, 1985).…”

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Heat-shock response and temperature resistance in the deep-sea vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata

Ravaux

Gaill

Bris

et al. 2003

Journal of Experimental Biology

104

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The shrimp Rimicaris exoculata swarms around hydrothermal black smoker chimneys at most vent sites along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This species maintains close proximity to the hydrothermal fluid, where temperatures can reach 350°C and steep thermal and chemical gradients are expected. We performed in vivo experiments in pressurized aquaria to determine the upper thermal limit [critical thermal maximum (CTmax)] of R. exoculata and to investigate some characteristics of the shrimp stress response to heat exposure. These experiments showed that the shrimp does not tolerate sustained exposure to temperatures in the 33-37°C range (CTmax). A heatinducible stress protein belonging to the hsp70 family was identified in R. exoculata, and its synthesis threshold induction temperature is below 25°C. The R. exoculata optimal thermal habitat may thus be restricted to values lower than previously expected (<25°C).

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Heat-shock response and temperature resistance in the deep-sea vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata

Ravaux

Gaill

Bris

et al. 2003

Journal of Experimental Biology

104

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“…For example, over 150 years ago, Regnault and Reiset [166] observed that the metabolic rates of rabbits and dogs are unchanged by exposure to atmospheric oxygen levels 2-3 times above normal [167]. In the mid-1900s, several investigators also discounted the effects of oxygen supply limits on metabolic scaling because excised tissues continue to show allometric metabolic scaling in the presence of high oxygen levels (e.g., [168,169]). In addition, Kleiber [92] discussed several lines of evidence (based largely on the work of Krogh [170]) indicating that the anatomy and functioning of circulatory systems, and thus the delivery of oxygen and other resources to metabolizing cells, are more a response to metabolic demand, than a constraint on it (as also corroborated by several recent studies reviewed in [20]).…”

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“…In further support of this point, they obviously cannot explain hypometric metabolic scaling observed in homogeneous tissues [92,93,97,113,168,179]. In any case, investigators should not ignore SC models when attempting to explain metabolic scaling (also see [89,167]).…”

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Rediscovering and Reviving Old Observations and Explanations of Metabolic Scaling in Living Systems

Glazier

2018

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Why the rate of metabolism varies (scales) in regular, but diverse ways with body size is a perennial, incompletely resolved question in biology. In this article, I discuss several examples of the recent rediscovery and (or) revival of specific metabolic scaling relationships and explanations for them previously published during the nearly 200-year history of allometric studies. I carry out this discussion in the context of the four major modal mechanisms highlighted by the contextual multimodal theory (CMT) that I published in this journal four years ago. These mechanisms include metabolically important processes and their effects that relate to surface area, resource transport, system (body) composition, and resource demand. In so doing, I show that no one mechanism can completely explain the broad diversity of metabolic scaling relationships that exists. Multi-mechanistic models are required, several of which I discuss. Successfully developing a truly general theory of biological scaling requires the consideration of multiple hypotheses, causal mechanisms and scaling relationships, and their integration in a context-dependent way. A full awareness of the rich history of allometric studies, an openness to multiple perspectives, and incisive experimental and comparative tests can help this important quest.

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“…The bodyweight specific oxygen consumption and ammonium excretion rates of other animals, including shrimps and fish, generally slightly exceed those of sea cucumbers (Beamish 1964, Bray et al 1988, Cai & Summerfelt 1992, Carvalho & Pham 1997, Mukai et al 1989, Walker et al 2009, Weymouth et al 1944) perhaps due to the sedentary and inactive nature of sea cucumbers. In polyculture of shrimp and sea cucumber where shrimp is the main commodity with much higher stocking biomass, the impact of sea cucumbers on oxygen consumption and ammonium excretion to the system would be minor compared to that of shrimp.…”

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Metabolic Rate Characteristics and Sediment Cleaning Potential of the Tropical Sea Cucumber <i>Holothuria scabra </i>

Kodama

Sumbing

Lebata‐Ramos

et al. 2015

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The oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and ammonium excretion rate (AER) of a tropical sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra, were determined in laboratory experiments. OCR and AER exhibited a significant negative correlation to body weight (BW), expressed as a power function of BW: OCR = 0.09 × BW −0.58 (mgO 2 /g/h, r 2 =0.89, n=15) and AER = 0.38 × BW −0.19 (μmolN/g/h, r 2 =0.54, n=15). These values were comparable to those in previous studies on other sea cucumber species. The OCR of shrimp tank sediment was reduced to less than half (4.5 ± 0.3 to 1.0 ± 0.1 mgO 2 /gdry/h) by the ingestion and excretion process of H. scabra. Acid volatile sulfide (AVS-S) concentration was also decreased to less than half (0.67 to 0.31 mgS/mgdry); despite the low reduction rates of organic carbon and nitrogen contents (0.19 to 0.14 mgC/mgdry and 0.022 to 0.019 mgN/mgdry, respectively). These results suggest that components in the sediment with high oxygen consumption potential were removed by H. scabra. These findings also provide fundamental information with which to evaluate the quantitative role of H. scabra in polyculture with shrimp.

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Total and Tissue Respiration in Relation to Body Weight a Comparison of the Kelp Crab with Other Crustaceans and with Mammals

Cited by 111 publications

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Heat-shock response and temperature resistance in the deep-sea vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata

Heat-shock response and temperature resistance in the deep-sea vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata

Rediscovering and Reviving Old Observations and Explanations of Metabolic Scaling in Living Systems

Metabolic Rate Characteristics and Sediment Cleaning Potential of the Tropical Sea Cucumber <i>Holothuria scabra </i>

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