Measuring the state of consciousness in a free-living diving sea turtle

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 115-120

  Houghton, Jonathan D R ^a   Cedras, Allen ^b   Myers, Andrew E ^a,c   Liebsch, Niko ^a   Metcalfe, Julian D ^d   Mortimer, Jeanne A ^e,f   Hays, Graeme C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Parks Authority   (Seychelles)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e University of Florida   (United States)

^f Island Conservation Society   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Bird; Dive function; Gular; Mammal; Rest; Sleep

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; DIVING; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; MAMMAL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OLFACTORY CUE; SEAFLOOR; SLEEP; TURTLE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

AVES; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 39549090731     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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