Thermodynamic aspects of development for Tenebrio molitor L.
Predictions of the thermodynamics of irreversible processes are tested for the development and aging of an insect. Specific heat production and specific respiration rate decrease towards a steady state with deviations for the time of hatching of the imago.
D000818:Animals; D013712:Tenebrio / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D013816:Thermodynamics