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Hemoglobin compensation in the polychaete Neanthes arenaceodentata was induced experimentally by lowered dissolved oxygen concentrations under laboratory and field conditions. Hemoglobin concentrations were measured colorimetrically and compared to the C57BL/6 strain of the house mouse. Compensation was initiated at about 4.2 mg/l dissolved oxygen, significantly increased at 3.0 mg/l, and continued to increase down to lethal levels.
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Raps, M.E., Reish, D.J. The effects of varying dissolved oxygen concentrations on the hemoglobin levels of the polychaetous annelid Neanthes arenaceodentata . Marine Biology 11, 363–368 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352455
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