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Factors Affecting O2-Uptake in the Cuttlefish, Sepia Officinalis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Kjell Johansen ,
Ole Brix ,
Sonja Kornerup  and
Gunnar Lykkeboe
Kjell Johansen
Affiliation:
Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Ole Brix
Affiliation:
Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Sonja Kornerup
Affiliation:
Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Gunnar Lykkeboe
Affiliation:
Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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INTRODUCTION

Cephalopods are among the most active and agile animals in the oceans. They are all predators and many pelagic species are capable of high swimming speeds.

The morphology of the gills (ctenidia) and heart and vascular systems in cephalopods are suggestive of a high efficiency in respiratory gas exchange and internal blood gas transport.

The present study reports on resting (standard) values of O2-uptake in relation to body size and ambient water O2-tension in the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , February 1982 , pp. 187 - 191
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1982

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