
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Thompson, Graham G. 
A1  - Withers, Philip C. 
T1  - Effect of sloughing and digestion on metabolic rate in the Australian carpet python, <emph type="2">Morelia spilota imbricata</emph>
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 47
IS  - 6
SP  - 605
EP  - 610
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO99012 
N2  - The standard metabolic rate for juvenile carpet pythons, Morelia spilota imbricata, with a mean body mass of 129.6 g (range 57.7&#8211;253 g) increased from 6.75 &#177; 0.96 (s.e.) mL h&#8211;1 to 42.6 &#177; 12.40 (s.e.) mL h&#8211;1 in 48 h after ingesting mice equal to approximately 23% of their body mass, at a temperature of 30&#176;C. Sloughing increased metabolic rate to approximately 146% of standard metabolic rate at 30&#176;C. Metabolic rate is elevated before the eyes become opaque and other visual signs indicate that a slough is imminent. The implications of these two factors when measuring standard metabolic rate are discussed. 
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