Bimodal respiration in two species of Central American turtles

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1997, Pages 834-839

  Bagatto, B ^a,b   Guyer, C ^a   Hauge, B ^a   Henry, R P ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; GIANT MEXICAN MUSK TURTLE; RESPIRATION; WHITE-LIPPED TURTLE;

CENTRAL AMERICAN;

ANIMALIA; KINOSTERNON LEUCOSTOMUM; REPTILIA; STAUROTYPUS TRIPORCATUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0031464266     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447301     Document Type: Article

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