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## Abstract There is a postexercise acidosis in the coconut crab, __Birgus latro__, which is initially due to an elevation in the hemolymph P, and a metabolic acidosis which is only partially due to lactic acid. Hyperventilation following exercise causes a respiratory alkalosis that helps to restore acid‐base balance. The ventilatory receptors appear to be internally located, and ventilation is stimulated by a drop in the hemolymph pH or [HCO], but not by P or P. Amelioration of the metabolic acidosis in normal crabs occurs in 1 hour despite elevated lactate levels. Crabs with their gills removed showed only a transient lag in both respiratory and metabolic recovery from acidosis, indicating the dominance of the branchial lung of __Birgus__ in gas exchange. The data suggest that intra‐ and extracellular transfers may be significant in acid‐base regulation.
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- Author
- N. J. Smatresk; J. N. Cameron
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0022-104X)
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Life Sciences)