Blood-respiratory and acid-base changes during extended diving in the bimodally respiring freshwater turtle Rheodytes leukops

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

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-354

  Gordos, Matthew A ^a   Franklin, Craig E ^a   Limpus, Colin J ^b   Wilson, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bimodal respiration; Blood chemistry diving; Rheodytes leukops; Turtle

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; OXYGEN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; EXERCISE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TURTLE;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIVING; EXERTION; FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; QUEENSLAND; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

EID: 2642525499     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-004-0420-x     Document Type: Article

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