Diving behaviour of a reptile (Crocodylus johnstoni) in the wild: Interactions with heart rate and body temperature

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Seebacher, Frank ^a   Franklin, Craig E ^b   Read, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROCODILIAN; DIVING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; THERMOREGULATION;

ALLIGATOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; HEART RATE; LIGHT; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TELEMETRY; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DIVING; FRESH WATER; HEART RATE; LIGHT; QUEENSLAND; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI; REPTILIA;

EID: 14344260767     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425192     Document Type: Article

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