The physiology of diving in a north-temperate and three tropical turtle species

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 249-255

  Crocker, C E ^a,b   Ultsch, G R ^b   Jackson, D C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Anoxia; Chrysemys; Lactate; Turtles

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPIC CLIMATE; TURTLE;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE; TURTLES;

EID: 0033165996     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050218     Document Type: Article

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