Low oxygen consumption and high body content of catch connective tissue contribute to low metabolic rate of sea cucumbers

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-54

  Takemae, Nobuhiro ^a,c   Nakaya, Fumio ^b   Motokawa, Tatsuo ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMECHANICS; ECHINODERM; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ACTINOPYGA MAURITIANA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 60849086181     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv216n1p45     Document Type: Article

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