Abstract
Hemisquilla ensigera califomiensis is an active burrow-dwelling stomatopod crustacean common off the coast of Southern California (Basch and Engle, 1989). In this experiment I measured the typical burrow oxygen level, time taken to deplete the oxygen in an inhabited, capped burrow, and tested the hypothesis that H. ensigera, like other burrow dwellers that have been examined, is an oxyregulator; and that like crustaceans in general, they have only limited anaerobic capabilities. Contrary to expectations, I found that H. ensigera is an oxyconformer or at best a weak oxyregulator, and that the species has substantial anaerobic capacity. Since it was able to survive at least 52 hours of anoxia, it ranks among the crustaceans which have the longest anaerobic survival times.
LLU Discipline
Biology
Department
Biology
School
Graduate School
First Advisor
David L. Cowles
Second Advisor
William Hayes
Third Advisor
David Hessinger
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Degree Level
M.S.
Year Degree Awarded
1997
Date (Title Page)
8-1997
Language
English
Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings
Hemisquilla Ensigera Californiensis -- Adaptation; Decapoda (Crustacea) -- Behavior.
Type
Thesis
Page Count
vi; 34
Digital Format
Digital Publisher
Loma Linda University Libraries
Copyright
Author
Usage Rights
This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.
Recommended Citation
Peters, Leandra P., "Oxyconformity in Burrow-dwelling Crustaceans : Aerobic Metabolism of HEMISQUILLA ENSIGERA CALIFORNIENSIS" (1997). Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects. 683.
https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/683
Collection
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Collection Website
http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/
Repository
Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives