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19 Effect of temperature change on the respiratory 



rates of Penaeus aztecus in the process of 



adaptation to salinity and temperature 240 



20 Effect of temperature change on the respiratory 



rates of Penaeus aztecus in the process of 



adaptation to salinity and temperature 242 



21 Effect of temperature change on the respiratory 



rates of Penaeus aztecus in the process of 



adaptation to salinity and temperature 243 



22 Effect of temperature background on the 



respiratory rates of Penaeus aztecus tested 



at normal temperature (25°C) conditions 247 



23 Effect of temperature background on the 



respiratory rates of Penaeus aztecus tested 



at 32°C conditions 249 



24 Effect of temperature background on the 



respiratory rates of Penaeus aztecus tested 



at 18°C conditions . . . 250 



25 Sex effect on the oxygen consumption of 



Penaeus aztecus in the process of salinity 



and temperature adaptation 256 



26 Effect of deviated ions on the mortality 



rates of Penaeus aztecus 258 



27 Effect of deviated ions on the mortality 



rates of Penaeus aztecus 262 



28 Effects of acclimation of Penaeus aztecus to 



salinities of 5 and 10°/oo with deviated ionic 



ratios and testing in normal but extreme 



salinites 2.5 and 42.5°/oo 266 



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LIST OF FIGURES 



1 Temperature acclimation tanks with temperature 



control setup 36 



2 Flow-through respirometry apparatus 43 



3 Effect of salinity and temperature change on the 



behavioral responses in Penaeus aztecus 50 



4 Changes in the blood osmotic levels of Penaeus 



aztecus in the process of salinity adaptation at 



25°C. the control conditions were 15°/ooS and 



25°C 57 



