The influence of body size on the diving behaviour and physiology of the bimodally respiring turtle, Elseya albagula

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

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 739-747

  Mathie, Natalie J ^a   Franklin, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Aquatic respiration; Diving; Oxygen storage; Turtle

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLOACA; DIVING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLOACA; DIVING; FEMALE; MALE; OXYGEN; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; ELSEYA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750036960     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0095-6     Document Type: Article

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