Abstract
Oxygen consumption (VO2) of larvae and post-larvae of king carb Paralithodes carntschaticus was measured at 3, 8, 13 and 18°C. Effect of hypoxia on ?? 02 was also measured at 3, 8 and 13°C.
The oxygen consumption from first zoeal stage to first adult-form larva stage at 3C° was almost the same. The oxygen consumption at third zoeal stage at 8°C peaked and then decreased from this stage.
A homoeostasis of ?? 02 at zoeal, glauchothoe and first adult-form larva stage was observed at oxygen saturation of 70-80% but the gradient at first adult-form larva stage was above those at zoeal and glauchothoe stage.
