The Influence of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide on Diving Behaviour of Tufted Ducks, Aythya fuligula

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 436-446

  Halsey, Lewis ^a   Reed, Jane Z ^b   Woakes, Anthony ^a   Butler, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Botanic House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; DUCK; HYPERCAPNIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIVING; DUCKS; HYPERCAPNIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; AYTHYA; AYTHYA FULIGULA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142072690     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375658     Document Type: Article

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