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Measuring metabolic rates a manual for scientists
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Measuring metabolic rates a manual for scientists

Author: John R B Lighton
Publisher: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2008
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John R B Lighton
ISBN: 9780195310610 0195310616
OCLC Number: 263427474
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Description: XIII, 201 S. graph. Darst.
Contents: Chapter 1 A Brief History of Metabolic Measurement; Chapter 2 Constant Volume and Constant Pressure Respirometry; Chapter 3 Coulometric Respirometry; Chapter 4 Constant Volume Techniques Using Gas Analysis; Chapter 5 Aquatic Oxygen Analysis; Chapter 6 Direct Calorimetry; Chapter 7 Measuring Field Metabolic Rates; Chapter 8 Flowthrough Respirometry: Overview; Chapter 9 Flowthrough Respirometry: The Equations; Chapter 10 Flowthrough Respirometry Using Incurrent Flow Measurement; Chapter 11 Flowthrough Respirometry Using Excurrent Flow Measurement; Chapter 12 Validating Flowthrough Respirometry; Chapter 13 Metabolic Data Analysis and Presentation; Chapter 14 The Varieties Of Gas Analyzers; Chapter 15 The Varieties Of Flow Meters; Chapter 16 The Varieties Of Activity Detectors; Chapter 17 The Varieties Of Scrubbers, Tubing And Tubing Connectors; Appendix; Footnotes
Responsibility: John R. B. Lighton

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