However, in common carp, the increase in
the total metabolic demands for both digestion and locomotion (56%)
were similar to the increase of the total MS for digestion and locomotion
(58%)when the temperature increased from 15 to 25 °C (Fig. 4). Thus the
cardio-respiratory capacity can handle both physiological functions
simultaneously, and the metabolic mode did not change at the high
temperature (additive mode).