Year: 1988
Type: article
Abstract: We estimated the rate of oxygen consumption of larval Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus at 3 temperatures (13, 16, 19 "C) while controlling rigorously for methodological biases.Routine metabolic rates (p1 O2 h-' ind.-l) increase with body weight (W, in mg) and temperature (T, in "C) as: RMR = 2.168 -W 1 OoO -e0.058 (rZ = 0.96).Thus metabolic rates scale isometrically with respect to body weight in larval Atlantic mackerel.This finding is at variance with results obtained for juvenile and adult fishes whlch follow an allometric relationship (WO ').
Source: Marine Ecology Progress Series
DOI: 10.3354/meps050013
Authors: LA Giguère, B Coté, J-J St-Pierre
Institution: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2088777687