Diving behaviour, aquatic respiration and blood respiratory properties: A comparison of hatchling and juvenile Australian turtles

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-406

  Clark, N J ^a   Gordos, M A ^b   Franklin, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Bimodal respiration; Dive; Haemoglobin; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; HATCHING; JUVENILE; RESPIRATION; TURTLE;

ELSEYA; ELSEYA LATISTERNUM; ELUSOR MACRURUS; EMYDURA SIGNATA; REPTILIA; RHEODYTES LEUKOPS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 48249115642     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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