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Oxygen consumption in relation to body weight and oxygen tension in the prawnPenaeus indicus (Milne Edwards)

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An account of the investigation on the oxygen consumption of the immature forms ofPenœus indicus (M. Edw.) in relation to the body weight, partial pressures of oxygen in the external medium and the minimum survival levels as regards oxygen content in water is given.

An exponent value of 0·604 has been recorded. The consumption of oxygen of prawns of different weights is related to the partial pressures of oxygen in the medium. The lethal levels are weight-specific and hold a linear relationship with the body weight on a double logarithmic grid. Observations made here are compared and discussed with earlier accounts.

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Communicated by Dr. R. Subrahmanyan,f.a.sc.

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Subrahmanyam, C.B. Oxygen consumption in relation to body weight and oxygen tension in the prawnPenaeus indicus (Milne Edwards). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 55, 152–161 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051877

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