Abstract
1. Resting V̇O2 at 22.7°C was 0.217 ± 0.007 ml O2/g/hr in Nauphoeta cinerea of 0.51 ± 0.008 body mass. 2. Whole animal resting metabolic rate for 11 cockroach species scaled allometrically: V̇O2 = 0.261 m0.776. 3. Allometry of resting V̇O2 among cockroach species is similar to that in vertebrates, and is consistent with models based on both 'elastic similarity' and 'biological similitude'.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 587-590 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |