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  • Measuring Metabolic Rates: A Manual for Scientists

    Measuring Metabolic Rates by Lighton, John R. B.;

    A Manual for Scientists

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 2
    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 24 December 2018

    • ISBN 9780198830399
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages286 pages
    • Size 243x176x18 mm
    • Weight 684 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    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.

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    Long description:

    The measurement of metabolic rates is central to important questions in many areas of physiological research. Unfortunately these measurements are anything but straightforward, with numerous pitfalls awaiting both the novice and even the experienced investigator.

    The original edition of this work, published in 2008, quickly became the principle "how to" manual for the field. It successfully de-mystified the topic, explaining every common variation of metabolic rate measurement. Background information on different analyzer and equipment types allowed users to choose the best instruments for their application. Respirometry equations, normally a topic of terror and confusion to researchers, were derived and described in sufficient detail to facilitate their selection and use. In this new edition, the content has been thoroughly updated and a decade of new literature incorporated. New chapters on room calorimetry, human metabolic measurement, and metabolic phenotyping have also been added.

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    Table of Contents:

    Measuring the fire of life: A brief history of metabolic measurement
    Constant volume and constant pressure respirometry
    Coulometric respirometry
    Constant volume techniques using gas analysis
    Aquatic oxygen analysis
    Direct calorimetry
    Measuring field metabolic rates
    Flow-through respirometry: The basics
    Flow-through respirometry: The equations
    Flow-through respirometry: Incurrent flow measurement
    Flow-through respirometry: Excurrent flow measurement
    Room calorimetry and mask respirometry
    Metabolic phenotyping
    Validating flow-through respirometry
    Data analysis and presentation
    The varieties of gas analyzers
    The varieties of flow meters
    The varieties of activity detectors
    The varieties of scrubbers, tubing, and tubing connectors
    Acquiring useful tools and skills

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