Table 3.

Rate of oxygen consumption during gradual cooling from 38°C

Incubation temperature (°C)Stage (HH)NBaseline O2(μl min-1 g-1)Tcrit (°C)O2 at Tcrit (μl min-1 g-1)Probability (SNK)
38 39-40 24.3±2.9* 34 21.1±2.7 0.002 
38 41-42 19.0±1.7 34 16.4±1.2 <0.05 
38 43-44 16.8±1.0 30 11.3±1.7 0.017 
35 39-40 30.0±5.1 34 26.1±4.4 <0.001 
35 41-42 20.0±1.4 36 17.0±1.3 0.037 
35 43-44 17.8±0.9 36 16.8±1.0 0.013 
Incubation temperature (°C)Stage (HH)NBaseline O2(μl min-1 g-1)Tcrit (°C)O2 at Tcrit (μl min-1 g-1)Probability (SNK)
38 39-40 24.3±2.9* 34 21.1±2.7 0.002 
38 41-42 19.0±1.7 34 16.4±1.2 <0.05 
38 43-44 16.8±1.0 30 11.3±1.7 0.017 
35 39-40 30.0±5.1 34 26.1±4.4 <0.001 
35 41-42 20.0±1.4 36 17.0±1.3 0.037 
35 43-44 17.8±0.9 36 16.8±1.0 0.013 

Baseline temperature = 38°C; Tcrit = temperature at which basal O2can no longer be maintained.

SNK, Student—Newman—Keuls test.

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Values are means ± 1 s.e.m.

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