Together these factors result in an exceedingly low rate of metabolism in an anoxic turtle at 3°C that is only 0.5% of its own aerobic metabolism at 20°C and less than 0.01% of a similar-sized mammal at rest in a thermoneutral environment (Fig. 2).
Together these factorsresult in an exceedingly low rate ofmetabolism in an anoxic turtle at 3°C that is only0.5% of its own aerobic metabolism at 20°C andless than 0.01% of a similar-sized mammal at restin a thermoneutral environment (Fig. 2).