Artigo
Oxygen uptake of active and aestivating earthworm Glosso scolex pa ulistus (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae)
Fecha
1985-12-01Registro en:
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology, v. 81, n. 1, p. 63-66, 1985.
0300-9629
10.1016/0300-9629(85)90267-1
2-s2.0-34548696323
8776757457144680
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
1. 1. The onset of or reactivation from aestivation in the earthworm Glossoscolex paulistus were dependent upon soil moisture. No evidence of temperature effect in the process was found either in field or laboratory data. 2. 2. Oxygen uptake measured in active and aestivating groups revealed remarkable reduction for aestivating earthworms at various temperatures studied. 3. 3. No evidences of temperature compensation in oxygen uptake was found in both groups of earthworms, indicating that reduction in oxygen uptake is the only adaptation for the aestivating G. paulistus. © 1985.