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Juvenile shrimp, Crangon crangon L., were maintained in water-soluble crude oil fractions at 10°, 15° and 20°C. During chronic exposure to oil fractions, a reduction in respiration and growth rate occurred which was related to strength of the extract. Mortality increased with strength of oil fraction and was highest at 20°C. Calculation of carbon budgets indicated that the extract reduced net carbon turnover at each temperature. Physiological consequences resulting from exposure to the oil fractions are discussed.
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Edwards, R.R.C. Effects of water-soluble oil fractions on metabolism, growth and carbon budget of the shrimp Crangon crangon . Mar. Biol. 46, 259–265 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00390687
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