Fig. 3. Oxygen uptake in Rimicaris exoculata in relation to shrimp dry mass for seven individuals maintained at in situ pressure (3 h or 4 h; 15°C; 230x10⁵ Pa; Expt 1; see Materials and methods). The oxygen consumption rates (R; expressed in µg O₂ h^-1) correlate to dry mass (M; expressed in mg dry mass) of individuals following the equation: R=1.748M^0.891 (r=0.832, N=7, P<0.05).

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