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Behaviour and Physiology: The Thermal Strategy of Leatherback Turtles

BACKGROUND: Adult leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) exhibit thermal gradients between their bodies and the environment of ≥8°C in sub-polar waters and ≤4°C in the tropics. There has been no direct evidence for thermoregulation in leatherbacks although modelling and morphological studies hav...

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Autores principales: Bostrom, Brian L., Jones, T. Todd, Hastings, Mervin, Jones, David R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013925