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Oxygen uptake (\(\dot VO{_2}\)) of individual mysids was measured in a novel continuous flow respirometer for 24-h periods, and in a sealed chamber respirometer for several hours. Mysids were acclimated 30–100d under conditions which allowed complete life-cycle cultivation.\(\dot VO{_2}\) was normalized for mysid size using an unconventional linear regression: log (\(\dot VO{_2}\)) vs log (body water). Compared to the conventional regression, log (\(\dot VO{_2}\)) vs log (body mass), the new approach showed two advantages: significantly greater coefficient of determination,r 2, and removal of differences in\(\dot VO{_2}\) between sexes. Minimum rates of oxygen uptake measured in the continuous flow respirometer were lower than sealed chamber measurements, and may more accurately reflect standard metabolic rate. Hourly data also showed a daily cycle when adjusted to represent a standard size mysid. Exposure to ca 1.1 mg l-1 naphthalene increased\(\dot VO{_2}\) and the range of spontaneous\(\dot VO{_2}\) shown by the mysids; exposure to ca 0.1 mgl-1 naphthalene depressed the range of\(\dot VO{_2}\). Both exposures caused aberrations in the daily cycle.
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Smith, R.L., Hargreaves, B.R. Oxygen consumption inNeomysis americana (Crustacea: Mysidacea), and the effects of naphthalene exposure. Mar. Biol. 79, 109–116 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00951819
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