Measuring Metabolic Rates - A Manual for Scientists

This is the only authoritative textbook on metabolic measurement of animals, ranging in mass from fruit flies to whales. It integrates a rigorous theoretical background with detailed practical guidelines for making actual measurements in the field and laboratory.

Sommario

• 1: Measuring the fire of life: a brief history of metabolic measurement


• 2: Constant volume and constant pressure respirometry


• 3: Coulometric respirometry


• 4: Constant volume techniques using gas analysis


• 5: Aquatic oxygen analysis


• 6: Direct calorimetry


• 7: Measuring field metabolic rates


• 8: Flow-through respirometry: the basics


• 9: Flow-through respirometry: the equations


• 10: Flow-through respirometry: incurrent flow measurement


• 11: Flow-through respirometry: excurrent flow measurement


• 12: Room calorimetry and mask respirometry


• 13: Metabolic phenotyping


• 14: Validating flow-through respirometry


• 15: Data analysis and presentation


• 16: The varieties of gas analyzers


• 17: The varieties of flow meters


• 18: The varieties of activity detectors


• 19: The varieties of scrubbers, tubing, and tubing connectors


• 20: Acquiring useful tools and skills

Info autore

John R. B. Lighton is President and Chief Scientist of Sable Systems International, based in Nevada, USA.

Riassunto

This is the only authoritative textbook on metabolic measurement of animals, ranging in mass from fruit flies to whales. It integrates a rigorous theoretical background with detailed practical guidelines for making actual measurements in the field and laboratory.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John R. B. Lighton, John R. B. (President and Chief Scientist Lighton
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.01.2021
• EAN: 9780198869320
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886932-0
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Biochimica, biofisica; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / Laboratory Medicine, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Zoology & animal sciences, Human biology, Medical laboratory testing & techniques, Zoology and animal sciences, Zoology: invertebrates, Medical laboratory testing and techniques