Substantial energy expenditure for locomotion in ciliates verified by means of simultaneous measurement of oxygen consumption rate and swimming speed

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1819-1824

  Katsu Kimura, Yumiko ^a   Nakaya, Fumio ^a   Baba, Shoji A ^a   Mogami, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cost of transport; Optic oxygen sensor; Paramecium caudatum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; KINETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; KINETICS; LINEAR MODELS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARAMECIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWIMMING;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM;

EID: 66749153685     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.028894     Document Type: Article

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