Diving behaviour of Elseya albagula from a naturally flowing and hydrologically altered habitat

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 458-469

  Gordos, M A ^a   Hamann, M ^b   Schauble, C S ^b   Limpus, C J ^b   Franklin, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bimodal respiration; Diving; Elseya albagula; Turtle; Water impoundment

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RESPIRATION; SUBMERGENCE; TURTLE; WATER FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BURNETT RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

ELSEYA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34447630053     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00289.x     Document Type: Article

References (59)

1. Armstrong, G. Booth, D.T. (2005). Dietary ecology of the Australian freshwater turtle (Elseya sp.: Chelonia Chelidae) in the Burnett River, Queensland. Wildl. Res. 32, 349 353.
2. Bagatto, B., Guyer, C., Hauge, B. Henry, P. (1997). Bimodal respiration in two species of central American turtles. Copeia 1997, 834 839.
3. Bagatto, B. Henry, R.P. (1999a). Exercise and forced submergence in the pond slider (Trachemys scripta) and softshell turtle (Apalone ferox): influence on bimodal gas exchange, diving behaviour and blood acid-base status. J. Exp. Biol. 202, 267 278.
4. Bagatto, B. Henry, R.P. (1999b). Aerial and aquatic respiration in the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina. J. Herpetol. 33, 490 492.
5. Belkin, D.A. (1968). Aquatic respiration and underwater survival of two freshwater turtle species. Respir. Physiol. 4, 1 14.
6. Bodie, J.R. (2001). Stream and Riparian management for freshwater turtles. J. Environ Mgmt. 62, 443 455.
7. Bodie, J.R. Semlitsch, R.D. (2000). Spatial and temporal use of floodplain habitats by lentic and lotic species of aquatic turtles. Oecologia. 122, 138 146.
8. Burggren, W., Hahn, C.E.W. Foex, P. (1977). Properties of blood oxygen transport in the turtle Pseudemys scripta and the tortoise Testudo graeca: effects of temperature, CO2 and pH. Respir. Physiol. 31, 39 50.
9. Butler, P.J. Jones, D.R. (1997). Physiology of diving of birds and mammals. Physiol. Rev. 77, 837 899.
10. Butler, P.J., Milsom, W.K. Woakes, A.J. (1984). Respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic adjustments during steady state swimming in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 154, 167 174.
11. Chessman, B.C. (1986). Diet of the Murray turtle, Emydura macquarii (Gray) (Testudines: Chelidae). Aust. Wildl. Res. 13, 65 69.
12. Chessman, B.C. (1988). Habitat preferences of freshwater turtles in the Murray Valley, Victoria and New South Wales. Aust. Wildl. Res. 15, 485 491.
13. Christy, E.J., Farlow, J.O., Bourque, J.E. Gibbons, J.W. (1973). Enhanced growth and increased body size of turtles living in thermal and post-thermal aquatic systems. In Thermal ecology : 277 284. Gibbons, J.W. Sharitz, R.R. (Eds). USAEC, Springfield, VA.
14. Congdon, J.D., Greene, J.L. Gibbons, J.W. (1986). Biomass of freshwater turtles: a geographic comparison. Amer. Midl. Natur. 115, 165 173.
15. van Dam, R.P. Diez, C.E. (1996). Diving behaviour of immature hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) in a Caribbean cliff-wall habitat. Mar. Biol. 127, 171 178.
16. Dodd, C.K. Jr. (1990). Effects of habitat fragmentation on a stream-dwelling species, the flattened musk turtle Sternotherus depressus. Biol. Conserv. 54, 33 45.
17. Dynesius, M. Nilsson, C. (1994). Fragmentation and flow regulation of river systems in the northern third of the world. Science 266, 753 762.
18. Gatten, R.E. Jr. (1978). Aerobic metabolism in snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina, after thermal acclimation. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 61, 325 337.
19. Gatten, R.E. Jr. (1980). Aerial and aquatic oxygen uptake by freely-diving snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina). Oecologia. 46, 266 271.
20. Georges, A. (1982) Ecological studies of Krefft's River Tortoise, Emydura krefftii (Gray), from Fraser Island, Queensland. PhD thesis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland.
21. Gordos, M.A. (1999). Physiological ecology of the Fitzroy turtle, Rheodytes leukops. BSc. (Honours) thesis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland.
22. Gordos, M.A. Franklin, C.E. (2002). Diving behaviour of two Australian bimodally respiring turtles, Rheodytes leukops and Emydura macquarii, in a natural setting. J. Zool. (Lond.) 258, 335 342.
23. Gordos, M.A., Franklin, C.E. Limpus, C.J. (2003a). Seasonal changes in the diving performance of the bimodally respiring freshwater turtles, Rheodytes leukops, in a natural setting. Can. J. Zool. 81, 617 625.
24. Gordos, M.A., Franklin, C.E. Limpus, C.J. (2003b). Seasonal changes in the diel surfacing behaviour of the bimodally respiring turtle, Rheodytes leukops. Can. J. Zool. 81, 1614 1622.
25. Gordos, M.A., Franklin, C.E. Limpus, C.J. (2004a). Effect of water depth and water velocity upon the surfacing frequency of the bimodally respiring freshwater turtle, Rheodytes leukops. J. Exp. Biol. 207, 3099 3107.
26. Gordos, M.A., Franklin, C.E., Limpus, C.J. Wilson, G. (2004b). Blood respiratory and acid-base changes during extended diving in the bimodally respiring freshwater turtle, Rheodytes leukops. J. Comp. Physiol. B 174, 347 354.
27. Gordos, M.A., Limpus, C.J. Franklin, C.E. (2006). Response of heart rate and cloacal ventilation in the bimodally respiring freshwater turtle, Rheodytes leukops, to experimental changes in aquatic pO2. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 176, 65 73.
28. Hamann, M., Schauble, C.S., Limpus, D.J., Emerick, S.P. Limpus, C.J. (2004) The Burnett River snapping turtle, Elseya sp. [Burnett River] in the Burnett River catchment, Queensland, Australia. Biological Report, Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane.
29. Hays, G.C., Adams, C.R., Broderick, A.C., Godley, B.J., Lucas, D.J., Metcalfe, J.D. Prior, A.A. (2000a). The diving behaviour of green turtles at Ascension Island. Anim. Behav. 59, 577 586.
30. Hays, G.C., Hoschscheid, S., Broderick, A.C., Godley, B.J. Metcalfe, J.D. (2000b). Diving behaviour of green turtles: dive depth, dive duration and activity levels. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 208, 297 298.
31. Herbert, C.V. Jackson, D.C. (1985). Temperature effects on the responses to prolonged submergence in the turtle Chrysemys picta bellii. II. Metabolic rate, blood acid-base and ionic changes, and cardiovascular function in aerated and anoxic water. Physiol. Zool. 58, 670 681.
32. King, P. Heatwole, H. (1994). Partitioning of aquatic oxygen uptake among different respiratory surfaces in a freely diving pleurodiran turtle, Elseya latisternum. Copeia. 1994, 802 806.
33. Legler, J.M. Georges, A. (1993). Family Chelidae. In Fauna of Australia. Vol. 2A Amphibia & Reptilia : 142 152. Glasby, C.J., Ross, G.J.B. Beesley, P.L. (Eds). Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service.
34. Lenfant, C., Johansen, K., Petersen, J.A. Schmidt-Nielsen, K. (1970). Respiration in the freshwater turtle, Chelys fimbriata. Respir. Physiol. 8, 261 275.
35. Limpus, C.J., Limpus, D.J. Hamann, M. (2002). Freshwater turtle populations in the area to be flooded by Walla Weir, Burnett River, Queensland: baseline study. Memoirs of the Queensland museum 48, 155 168.
36. Mathie, N.J. Franklin, C.E. (2006). The influence of body size on the diving behaviour and physiology of the bimodally respiring turtle, Elseya albagula. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 176, 739 747.
37. Moll, E.O. (1997). Effects of habitat alteration on river turtles of tropical Asia with emphasis on sand mining and dams. In Proceedings: conservation, restoration, and management of tortoises and turtles-An International Conference : 37 41. Abbema, J.V. (Ed.). New York : New York Turtle and Tortoise Society.
38. Moll, E.O. Moll, D. (2000). Conservation of river turtles. In Turtle conservation : 126 155. Klemens, M.W. (Ed.). Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press.
39. Parmenter, R.R. (1980). Effect of food availability and water temperature on the feeding ecology of pond sliders (Chrysemys s. scripta). Copeia. 1980, 503 514.
40. Prassack, S.L., Bagatto, B. Henry, R.P. (2001). Effects of temperature and aquatic pO2 on the physiology and behaviour of Apalone ferox and Chrysemys picta. J. Exp. Biol. 204, 2185 2195.
41. Preece, R.M. Jones, H.A. (2002). The effect of Keepit Dam on the temperature regime of the Namoi River, Australia. River Regulat. Appl. 18, 397 414.
42. Priest, T. (1997). Bimodal respiration and dive behaviour of the Fitzroy River Turtle, Rheodytes leukops. BSc. (Honours) thesis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland.
43. Priest, T. Franklin, C.E. (2002). Effect of water temperature and oxygen levels on the diving behaviour of two freshwater turtles: Rheodytes leukops and Emydura macquarii. J. Herpetol. 36, 555 561.
44. Reese, D.A. Welsh, H.H. Jr. (1998). Habitat use by western pond turtles in the Trinity River, California. J. Wildl Mgmt. 62, 842 853.
45. Rogers, V.M. (2001). Dietary ecology including dietary resource partitioning of four sympatric species of chelid turtle in a tributary of the Fitzroy River, central Queensland. BSc. (Honours) thesis, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland.
46. Rowe, J.W. Moll, E.O. (1991). A radiotelemetric study of activity and movements of the Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandigni) in northeastern Illinois. J. Herpetol. 25, 178 185.
47. Southwood, A.L., Andrews, R.D., Lutcavage, M.E., Paladino, F.V., West, N.H., George, R.H. Jones, D.R. (1999). Heart rates and diving behaviour of leatherback sea turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean. J. Exp. Biol. 202, 1115 1125.
48. Spencer, R., Thompson, M.B. Hume, I.D. (1998). The diet and digestive energetics of an Australian short-necked turtle, Emydura macquarii. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 121, 341 349.
49. Stanford, J.A. Ward, J.V. (1979). Stream regulation in North America. In The ecology of regulated streams : 215 236. Ward, J.V. Stanford, J.A. (Eds). New York : Plenum Press.
50. Stockard, M.E. Gatten, R.E. Jr. (1983). Activity metabolism of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta). Copeia. 1983, 214 221.
51. Stone, P.A., Dobie, J.L. Henry, R.P. (1992a). The effect of aquatic O2 levels on diving and ventilatory behaviour in soft-shelled (Trionyx spiniferus), stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus), and mud turtles (Kinosternon subrubrum). Physiol. Zool. 65, 331 345.
52. Stone, P.A., Dobie, J.L. Henry, R.P. (1992b). Cutaneous surface area and bimodal respiration in soft-shelled (Trionyx spiniferus), stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus), and mud turtles (Kinosternon subrubrum). Physiol. Zool. 65, 311 330.
53. Thomson, S., Georges, A. Limpus, C.J. (2006). A new species of freshwater turtle in the genus Elseya (Testudines: Chelidea) from central coastal Queensland, Australia. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 5, 74 86.
54. Tucker, A.D. (2000). Cumulative effects of dams and weirs on freshwater turtle populations: Fitzroy, Burnett, and Mary River catchments. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Report, Brisbane.
55. Ultsch, G.R. (1985). The viability of Nearctic freshwater turtles submerged in anoxia and normoxia at 3 and 10°C. Comp. Biochem.Physiol. A. 81, 607 611.
56. Ultsch, G.R., Herbert, C.V. Jackson, D.C. (1984). The comparative physiology of diving in North American freshwater turtles. 1. Submergence tolerance, gas exchange and acid-base balance. Physiol. Zool. 57, 620 631.
57. Vandewalle, T.J. Christiansen, J.L. (1996). A relationship between river modification and species richness of freshwater turtles in Iowa. J. Iowa Acad. Sci. 103, 1 8.
58. Walker, K.F. (1985). A review of the ecological effects of river regulation in Australia. Hyrdrobiologia 125, 111 129.
59. Ward, J.V. Stanford, J.A. (1989). Riverine ecosystems: the influence of man on catchment dynamics and fish ecology. Can. Spl. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 106, 56 64.