Chapter 7 Physiology: Energy acquisition and utilisation

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the energy acquisition and utilization by reviewing physiology of scallops. Scallops are sublittoral, epifaunal active suspension-feeding bivalves, which rely on suspended detrital material phytoplankton as their food source. The adult scallops uniquely capable exploiting particles associated with surface sediments resuspended “shell clapping” activity. diets, such fresh aged macroalgal detritus from kelp Laminaria longicruris, or containing benthic microalgae, inadequate to support growth Placopecten magellanicus under laboratory conditions. Only diets fed at weight rations comparable sustained tissue gonad in this species. Scope For Growth (SFG) estimates derived physiological data indicates that yielded a positive SFG for both carbon nitrogen, whereas kelp, carbon-rich source, but negative nitrogen. Metabolic rate measured oxygen consumption (VO2), is known be influenced number variables, including temperature, body size, tension, concentration, salinity, reproductive state, activity level, condition.