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Temperature and acid—base balance in ectothermic vertebrates: the imidazole alphastat hypotheses and beyond

Richard F. Burton

Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Thomson Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK



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Fig. 1. The temperature dependence of arterial pH and PCO2 and of whole-body CO2 stores (CCO2) in tetrapods. Mean values of {Delta}pH/{Delta}T and of {Delta}CCO2/{Delta}T (mmol kg-1 body mass °C-1) are as tabulated by Stinner et al. (1998Go). Mean values of {Delta}logPCO2/{Delta}T, in °C-1, are from the following sources (where there is more than one per species, the means and ranges of individual means are shown): filled circles, Coluber constrictor (Stinner et al., 1998Go), Varanus exanthematicus (Wood et al., 1981Go); open circles, Trachemys scripta (Jackson et al., 1974Go; Jackson and Kagan, 1976; Hitzig, 1982Go), Alligator mississippiensis (Davies, 1978Go), Chrysemys picta (Nicol et al., 1983Go; Glass et al., 1985Go), Chelydra serpentina (Howell et al., 1970Go), Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Bickler, 1981Go); filled triangles, Bufo marinus (Howell et al., 1970Go), Rana catesbeiana (Howell et al., 1970Go; Reeves, 1972Go; Mackenzie and Jackson, 1976). As described in the text, the crosses A and B show representative values for the two distinct groups of species (i.e. filled circles, and open circles together with filled triangles).

 





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