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The energy budget ofBellamya earuginosa in a shallow algal lake, Houhu Lake (Wuhan, China) was investigated by the measurement of flesh production (32.8 kJ/(m2·a)), egestion (337.7 kJ/(m2·a)), metabolism (246.7 kJ/(m2·a)), and estimation of excretion (21.4kJ/(m2·a)). The net growth efficiency of the species is about 10.9%, which accords with the generally reported value for gastropods. In addition, the relationships between starvation respiration (R, mgO2/(Ind·d)), body weight (Wd, mg in dry wt) and temperature (T, °C) were also determined. The regression equationR=0.044Wd 0.537 e 0.061T was obtained by the least square method, The measured SDA of the species is 26.51% of its gross metabolism.
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Yun-jun, Y., Yan-ling, L. & Hong-zhu, W. Energy flow ofBellamya aeruginosa in a shallow algal lake, Houhu Lake (Wuhan, China). Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 19, 243–248 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850661
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