Species

qi, ml O2/(h·g)

k, year−1

Source of data

Bivalvia

Blue mussel Mytilus edulis

0.0401 ± 0.0057

0.194 ± 0.002

[33]

Duck mussel Anodonta anatina

0.0054 ± 0.0004

0.274 ± 0.009

[32]

Painter’s mussel Unio pictorum

0.0125 ± 0.0007

0.193 ± 0.005

[32]

Swollen river mussel U. tumidus

0.0120 ± 0.0011

0.145 ± 0.007

[32]

Smooth pearl mussel Margaritifera laevis

0.0138 ± 0.0006

0.054 ± 0.001

[32]

European pearl mussel M. margaritifera

0.0167 ± 0.0005

0.056 ± 0.001

[32]

Gastropoda

Great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis

0.0588 ± 0.0190

10.5 ± 0.4

[35]

Insecta

House cricket Acheta domesticus

0.765 ± 0.036

5.33 ± 0.14

[36]

Fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

0.0478 ± 0.0060

6.02 ± 0.96

[37]

Amphibia

Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum

23.2 ± 0.6

1.32 ± 0.05

[38]

Mammalia

Brown rat Ratus norvegicus

604 ± 54

2.99 ± 0.43

[39]

Cattle Bos taurus

33 ± 3

0.10 ± 0.02

[40]

Domestic horse Equus ferus

100 ± 2

0.47 ± 0.02

[40]

Domestic sheep Ovis aries

190 ± 1

1.49 ± 0.03

[40]

Domestic pig Sus scrofa

148 ± 2

1.05 ± 0.03

[40]

Human Homo sapiens

169 ± 4

0.037 ± 0.002

[41]

Aves

Duck Anas platyrhynchos

348 ± 59

1.13 ± 0.27

[40]

Chicken Gallus gallus

134 ± 14

0.10 ± 0.01

[40]