Effect of water depth and water velocity upon the surfacing frequency of the bimodally respiring freshwater turtle, Rheodytes leukops

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3099-3107

  Gordos, Matthew A ^a   Franklin, Craig E ^a   Limpus, Colin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic respiration; Bimodal respiration; Diving; Rheodytes leukops; Turtle

Indexed keywords

RHEODYTES LEUKOPS; TESTUDINES;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TURTLE; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DIVING; FRESH WATER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUEENSLAND; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 5444263102     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01108     Document Type: Article

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