Kirsch R, Vivien-Roels B
Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol. 1984;79(4):513-7. doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(84)90439-0.
A respirometer for long-term measurements of oxygen consumption in terrestrial vertebrates is described. The tortoise, Testudo hermanni Gmelin, investigated in summer and autumn, presents a day-night rhythm of oxygen consumption at 28 and 18 degrees C but not at 8 degrees C. The standard metabolic rate presents an important and constant thermal dependence in the range 8-18-28 degrees C.
本文描述了一种用于长期测量陆生脊椎动物耗氧量的呼吸计。对赫尔曼陆龟(Testudo hermanni Gmelin)在夏季和秋季进行的研究表明,在28摄氏度和18摄氏度时,其耗氧量呈现昼夜节律,但在8摄氏度时则没有。在8 - 18 - 28摄氏度范围内,标准代谢率呈现出重要且恒定的温度依赖性。