The implications of lung-regulated buoyancy control for dive depth and duration

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1137-1145

  Hays, Graeme C ^a   Metcalfe, Julian D ^b   Walne, Anthony W ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascension Island; Bird; Buoyancy control; Chelonia mydas; Depth selection; Diving; Green turtle; Mammal; Penguin; Pinniped; Seal

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING ORGANISM; BUOYANCY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; MYDAS; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; REPTILIA; SPHENISCIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 6044221341     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0251     Document Type: Article

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