Short and Long-Term Effects of Anesthesia in Octopus maya (Cephalopoda, Octopodidae) Juveniles

Short and Long-Term Effects of Anesthesia in Octopus maya (Cephalopoda, Octopodidae) Juveniles

This study aimed to explore different substances (or cold sea water) as potential anesthetic agents to facilitate short-term handling in Octopus maya juveniles. We investigated oxygen consumption before (baseline), during (first 600 s of exposure) and after anesthesia (recovery) of octopuses (n = 98...

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Main Authors: Katina Roumbedakis, Marina N. Alexandre, José A. Puch, Maurício L. Martins, Cristina Pascual, Carlos Rosas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
anesthetic
cephalopods
oxygen consumption
criteria
growth
mortality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00697/full

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