Pumping rates of the mud shrimpCallianassa japonica |
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Authors: | Hiroshi Mukai Isao Koike |
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Institution: | (1) Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 164 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Pumping rate of a mud shrimp,Callianassa japonica, in its burrow was measured by continuous monitoring of dye concentration in the burrow water. Measurement of dilution in
two directions from stained overlying seawater to normal burrow water andvice versa, gave no significant difference in results. The rate of exchange (v) of burrow water was estimated from,v=(u
t−u
0)V/(m−u
t−1)t, whereV is volume of burrow water,u
0,u
t−1 andu
tis dye concentration of burrow water at time 0,t−1 andt, respectively, andm is dye concentration of overlying water. The pumping rate ranged from 0.63 to 5.46 ml min−1, which corresponded to a turnover time for the burrow water of 7–51 min. Short term changes in the pumping rate were correlated
to intermittent behaviour of the shrimp in the burrow. |
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