tn 



Z 



o 



O 



>- 

 X 



o 



8 

 6 



8 



^ 6 



8 

 6 



Micropogon undulatus 



K= 0.874 



Lagodon rhomboides 



K= 0.719 



^ 2 - 



Centropristes striatus 



K= 0.537 



I I I I I I 1 1 



J I ' t I Ml 



10 



50 



100 



WEIGHT OF FISH ( G. ) 



Figure 20. — The effect of weight on rate of respiration of Atlantic croaker, pinfish, and black sea bass. The solid line is 

 the calculated regression line, the broken line is from the "basic" equation, and the dotted line is from the modified 

 "basic" equation. Each point represents the mean of five measurements on a single fish. 



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