Measuring Metabolic Rates
A Manual for Scientists
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 28 January 2021
- ISBN 9780198869320
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 14x170x240 mm
- Weight 522 g
- Language English 83
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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.
MoreLong 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.
Measuring Metabolic Rates is aimed at experimental biologists, physiologists, and any professional scientist involved with metabolic measurement. This practical handbook will also be of relevance and use to graduate students.
What can one say about a book written by an individual who has unrelentingly pursued a passion for most of a five-decade-long career other than 'make sure you read it'? This book worked for me because it had a clear purpose. Each individual topic has mostly been published, but the finesse of their compilation into a coherent statement renders this book deserving of being read cover to cover.
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
