Ecological and physiological determinants of dive duration in the freshwater crocodile

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-111

  Campbell, Hamish A ^a   Sullivan, Scott ^b   Read, Mark A ^b   Gordos, Mathew A ^c   Franklin, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic dive limit; Body size; Crocodylus johnstoni; Diving behaviour; Ectotherm

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CORRELATION; CROCODILIAN; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECTOTHERMY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI;

EID: 73949122318     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01599.x     Document Type: Article

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