First published online December 15, 2004
Journal of Experimental Biology 208, 83-91 (2005)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2005
doi: 10.1242/jeb.01309
Does feeding limit cardiovascular modulation in the Dungeness crab Cancer magister during hypoxia?
Iain J. McGaw
Department of Biological Sciences, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las
Vegas, NV 89154-4004, USA and Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre,
Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada VOR 1BO

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Fig. 1. Changes in cardiac and ventilatory parameters (means ±
S.E.M.) of eight Cancer magister
during a 3 h control period in normoxia, food was then administered and
changes followed for a further 12 h in normoxia. (A) Heart rate (beats
min-1), (B) stroke volume (ml beat-1), (C) cardiac
output (ml min-1) and (D) ventilation rates (beats
min-1). In some cases standard errors were very small and do not
show clearly on the figure.
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Fig. 2. Haemolymph flow rates (ml min-1) through the (A) anterior aorta,
(B) left anterolateral artery, (C) right hepatic artery, (D) posterior aorta
and (E) sternal artery of eight Cancer magister during a 3 h control
period at which point food was administered and changes followed for a further
12 h. Values are means ± S.E.M.
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Fig. 3. (A) Heart rate (beats min-1), (B) stroke volume (ml
beat-1) (C) cardiac output (ml min-1) and (D)
ventilation rates (beats min-1) of eight Cancer magister.
Crabs were monitored during a 3 h control period in normoxia, food was
administered and cardiac parameters followed for a further 1 h in normoxia
after which, hypoxic conditions of 3.2 kPa were initiated for 6 h. Normoxic
conditions were then restored for an additional 6 h. Values are means ±
S.E.M.
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Fig. 4. Haemolymph flow rates (ml min-1) through the (A) anterior aorta
(B) left anterolateral artery (C) right hepatic artery (D) posterior aorta and
(E) sternal artery of eight Cancer magister. Crabs were monitored
during a 3 h control period in normoxia, food was administered and cardiac
parameters followed for a further 1 h in normoxia after which, hypoxic
conditions of 3.2 kPa were initiated for 6 h. Normoxic conditions were then
restored for an additional 6 h. Values are means ±
S.E.M. The beginning of the feeding, hypoxic
and normoxic periods are marked. In some cases standard errors were very small
and do not show clearly on the figure.
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Fig. 5. Changes in (A) heart rate (beats min-1), (B) stroke volume (ml
beat-1), (C) cardiac output (ml min-1) and (D)
ventilation rate of the branchial chambers (beats min-1) of eight
Cancer magister. Crabs were monitored during a 3 h control period in
normoxia, before hypoxic conditions of 3.2 kPa were initiated for 3 h. Crabs
were then fed and monitored for a further 6 h in hypoxia after which normoxic
conditions were restored for an additional 6 h. Values ARE means ±
S.E.M. In some cases standard errors were
very small and do not show clearly on the figure.
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Fig. 6. Haemolymph flow rates (ml min-1) through the (A) anterior aorta,
(B) left anterolateral artery, (C) right hepatic artery, (D) posterior aorta
and (E) sternal artery of eight Cancer magister. Crabs were monitored
during a 3 h control period in normoxia, after which hypoxic conditions of 3.2
kPa were initiated for 3 h. Food was then administered and cardiac parameters
followed for a further 6 h in hypoxic conditions. Normoxic conditions were
then restored for an additional 6 h. Values means ±
S.E.M.
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