Ecological Energetics of Geolycosa godeffroyi (Araneae: Lycosidae) with an Appraisal of Production Efficiency in Ectothermic Animals

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Abstract
A series of energy budgets for the burrow inhabiting wolf spider G. godeffroyi (Koch) in the Australian Capital Territory was derived. The relationships between energy budgets derived by the extrapolation of various laboratory measurements of respiration rate with those derived independently by measuring consumption in the field in addition to production were examined. Respiration rate is due to a number of variables, including nutritional state, reproductive condition, size, temperature cycles, season, acclimation and sex. Calculations of respiration rate were discussed.