| Measurements of oxygen consumption in the two species Ruditapes decussatus and Ruditapes phi/ippinarum were perfonned using hatchery-reared juveniles, grown under controlled conditions. The temperature range varied from 10 to 30°C. The linear relations between the logarithms of the dry weight and of the oxygen consumption were calculated for each species. Rates were compared in terms of standardized clam tissue weight calculated from the regression of respiration on tissue weight. Such a technique allows to make comparisons between the species by avoiding any interference from the variations in individual weight. Within this range of temperature, oxygen consumption of R. philippinarum and of R. decussatus exhibit the same variations, with a maximum at... |
