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cje ›› 1999, Vol. ›› Issue (3): 15-18,9.

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Effect of Temperature on Metabolism of Parent Female of Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Lin Xiaotao, Liang Xufang, Wu Jie, Ou Yunxia, Chen Miaofen   

  1. Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632
  • Received:1998-02-26 Revised:1998-04-06 Online:1999-06-10

Abstract: In order to test the effect of temperature on its metabolism,the parent female of Macrobrachium rosenbergii(De Man)were reared under a series of temperature, 20, 24, 28 and 32 ℃. Both respiration rate(RO)and excretion rate of ammonia-N(RN)increased with increasing temperature(T). Relationship between those parameters can be expressed as: RO = 0.1690 e0.1138T and RN = 0.7×10 - 4 e0.1981T, respectively. The energy consumption and the ratio of metabolic substrate were significant differences in different temperature. Energy consumption increased with increasing temperature, reaching 4 times higher at 32℃ than at 20℃. The ratio of metabolic substrate showed that protein was the first, followed by carbohydrate and lipid at 24 and 28℃, and ratio of protein further increased at 32℃. However, if temperature went down to 20℃, lipid became the dominant substrate instead of protein.

Key words: Salvia miltiorrhiza, soil microflora, red-leaf disease, soil nutrient, predominant microorganism.