MEASURING ENERGY-METABOLISM WITH OPEN-FLOW RESPIROMETRIC SYSTEMS - WHICH DESIGN TO CHOOSE

Authors
KOTEJA P
Citation
P. Koteja, MEASURING ENERGY-METABOLISM WITH OPEN-FLOW RESPIROMETRIC SYSTEMS - WHICH DESIGN TO CHOOSE, Functional ecology, 10(5), 1996, pp. 675-677
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology
Journal title
Functional ecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02698463
Volume
10
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
675 - 677
Database
ISI
SICI code
0269-8463(1996)10:5<675:MEWORS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
1. In the studies aimed at investigating energetics of animals, less a ccurate open-flow respirometric designs give better results. 2. If CO2 is not removed from the air stream, the measurement of oxygen consump tion rate bears a larger error, but allows a more accurate estimation of energy metabolism.