Aerial and aquatic respiration in the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 490-492

  Bagatto, Brian P ^a   Henry, Raymond P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032707332     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565650     Document Type: Article

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