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The oxygen consumption curves of two decapod crustaceans (Palaemon serratus, Penaeus monodon) and two prosobranch molluscs (Trunculariopsis trunculus, Nassarius mutabilis) have been detected in the entire pO2 interval from 0 to 160 mmHg, under different conditions of temperature and salinity. From the experimental curves, physiological parameters such as the initial oxygen consumption velocity, the Q 10 values and the oxygen independence indices have been measured. The latter parameters have been obtained using normalised plots which allow their better evaluation. The effects of temperature, salinity and oxygen partial pressure on the oxygen-consumption features have been studied using a factorial experimental plan which allows measurement of the effects of each experimental variable as well as the effects of synergistic interactions between different variables.
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Received: 27 March 2000 / Accepted: 13 November 2000
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Salvato, B., Cuomo, V., Di Muro, P. et al. Effects of environmental parameters on the oxygen consumption of four marine invertebrates: a comparative factorial study. Marine Biology 138, 659–668 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000501
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000501