Diving through the thermal window: Implications for a warming world

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1701, 2010, Pages 3837-3844

  Campbell, Hamish A ^a   Dwyer, Ross G ^b   Gordos, Matthew ^c   Franklin, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Aerobic dive limit; Crocodilian; Ectotherm; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECTOTHERMY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT TYPE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN; POPULATION DECLINE; REPTILE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THRESHOLD; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI; IGUANIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 78650036624     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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