Oxygen Consumption of the Beetle, Dermestes maculatus
McManus J. 1974. Oxygen Consumption of the Beetle, Dermestes maculatus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Physiology. 49(1):169 - 173
1.Oxygen uptakes of adults and of early and late larvae of the dermestid beetle, Dermestes maculatus, acclimated to 23°C were measured at different temperatures. 2.Oxygen consumption at temperatures between 5 and 40°C increased with overall Q10's of 1.79, 1.81 and 1.85 for adults and early and late larvae, respectively. 3.Rates of oxygen uptake were relatively high; predicted optimum rates of energy utilization between 20 and 25°C ranged from 1.48 to 2.39 cm3O2/g per hr (= 0.17–0.28 kcal/g per day).
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- Journal Article
- Authors
- McManus, John
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- SFCN
- Keywords
- Breath, Bug, Metabolism, Physical, Physiology