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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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| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |