Effect of water depth, velocity and temperature on the surfacing frequency of the bimodally respiring turtle Elseya albagula

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 840-846

  Storey, E M ^a   Kayes, S M ^a   De Vries, I ^a   Franklin, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal ecophysiology; Bimodal respiration; Diving; Optimality theory; Reptile; Thermal

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GAS EXCHANGE; JUVENILE; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE; WATER DEPTH;

ANIMALIA; ELSEYA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 52049110722     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01431.x     Document Type: Article

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