Why does the only 'planktonic tetrapod' dive? Determinants of diving behaviour in a marine ectotherm

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-123

  Cook, Timothée R ^a,b   Brischoux, François ^c  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Diving behaviour; Ectotherm; Evolutionary transition; Foraging; Hydrophis (Pelamis) platurus; S shaped dive; Yellow bellied sea snake

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOENERGETICS; BUOYANCY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECTOTHERMY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; SNAKE; ZOOPLANKTON;

HYDROPHIS; PELAMIS; TETRAPODA;

EID: 84910030448     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.09.018     Document Type: Article

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