PROSSER 



Temperature Acclimation Temperature Per Cent by 



Tissue of and O2 Consumption per which cold 



and animal Measurement Unit Weight Wet (w) or Dry (d) Exceeds Warm 



Crucian carp 



(Roberta, 1960) 20"^ 



4-7° (7 hr day) 

 290 mnfi/g^Air 

 4-7° (17 hr day) 

 257 



20" (7 hr) 



201 



44% 

 38% 



sunfish 

 (Roberts, 1961) 



0.073 fjl02/mgcj/hr 



25° 

 0.0397 



88% 



goldfish 

 (Murphy, 1961) 



20° succinate 



20 glucose 



5"^ (12 hr day) 

 652 Ml02/mgw/'"" 



(6-8 days) 

 614 (23-35 days) 

 538 (6-8 days) 

 667 (30-35 days) 



30° 

 662 



406 

 519 

 280 



63% 

 n.a. 

 169% 



frog (R. pipiens) 

 (Riech et al., 1960) 



frog (R. temporaria) 

 (Jankow8ky,1960) 



30° 



180 mm^/g^Ar 



7° 

 440 mm /g/hr 



25° 

 125 



23" 

 413 



44% 



Gills 

 goldfish 

 (Ekberg, 1958) 



Crucian carp 

 (Roberts, 1960) 



10° (Feb.) 

 18° " 

 26° " 



20° 



20" 



Table II. Oxygen consumption by tissues (usually with glucose) from poikilo- 

 thermic vertebrates acclimated at different temperatures, (n.s., not significant) 



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