Metabolic cost of ventilating movements in pupae of Tenebrio molitor and Galleria mellonella studied by direct calorimetry
| Autor: | Aare Kuusik, Margus Harak, Ingolf Lamprecht |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Mealworm
animal structures biology Chemistry fungi Energetic cost Direct calorimetry Body movement biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition Condensed Matter Physics biology.organism_classification Metabolic cost Pupa Galleria mellonella Food science Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Instrumentation Pyralidae |
| Zdroj: | Thermochimica Acta. 276:41-47 |
| ISSN: | 0040-6031 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0040-6031(95)02750-5 |
| Popis: | The energetic cost of periodically occurring rhythmic body movements in pupae of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor and the wax moth Galleria mellonella was estimated by the use of direct calorimetry. The motions affect tracheal ventilation and/or accelerate hemolymph circulation. The contribution of muscular activity to the total specific heat production rate in 46 to 52 h old pupae of Tenebrio molitor and Galleria mellonella was 1.24% and 0.9%, respectively. The energetic cost of stereotyped body motions serving diverse functions formed a negligible part (less than 3%) of the total energy consumed during pupal development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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