Fig. 4. Oxygen debt after air exposure in G. histrio. The values are
O2 consumption
(
O2) in water
measured during 1 h periods immediately after exposure to air for 2 h. Means
± S.E.M. of six fish. The broken line shows the mean
O2 previously
measured in 11 individuals not exposed to air (from
Table 1).
*P<0.001 compared with the 34 h, 45 h and
56 h values.