Metabolic rates in spiders

Abstract

Relationship betv/een metabolic rate and weight.(a) Hemmi ngsen' 5 (I96O) poikiJotherm line; (b) pooled arachnid line.Vertical lines represent 95% confidence intervals Wj 8Relationship between book-lung surface area and oxygen consumption in spiders.(a) _L.lenta ; (b) _P.regi us ; (c) F. hi bernal i s ;(d) T. si syphoides ; (e) A. tepi dar iorum ; and (f) T. ruf i pes 52 9Deviations of actual versus calculated values of oxygen consumption and respiratory surface area.Abscissa, surface area deviations.Ordinate, oxygen consumption deviations.(a) A. tepidar iorum ; (b) _L.lenta ; (c) _P.regi us ; (d) T. si syphoides ; (e) T. ruf i pes ; and (f) F. hi bernal i 5 55 10 Relationship between temperature and standard metabolism in P_. regi us and _F.hi bernal i s .(a) minimal required energy expenditure at 20 C; (b) minimal required energy expenditure at 30 C; (c) compensation at 30 C in _P.regi us 62