Aerobic scope and cardiovascular oxygen transport is not compromised at high temperatures in the toad Rhinella marina

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 3519-3526

  Overgaard, Johannes ^a   Andersen, Jonas L ^a   Findsen, Anders ^a   Pedersen, Pil B M ^a   Hansen, Kasper ^a   Ozolina, Karlina ^a,b   Wang, Tobias ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bufo marinus; Climate change; Heart rate; Heat tolerance; Maximal energy consumption; Oxygen limitation hypothesis; Pejus; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; BUFO MARINUS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEAT; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BUFO MARINUS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HOT TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866843768     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.070110     Document Type: Article

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