Implications of river damming: The influence of aquatic hypoxia on the diving physiology and behaviour of the endangered Mary River turtle

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-154

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bimodal respiration; Dive duration; Freshwater turtle; Impoundments; Oxygen affinity; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MARY RIVER;

DERMATEMYDIDAE; ELUSOR MACRURUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 63149130128     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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