Effects of environmental hypoxia and hypercarbia on ventilation and gas exchange in Testudines

Background Ventilatory parameters have been investigated in several species of Testudines, but few species have had their ventilatory pattern fully characterized by presenting all variables necessary to understand changes in breathing pattern seen under varying environmental conditions. Methods We m...

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Main Authors: Pedro Trevizan-Baú, Augusto S. Abe, Wilfried Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5137.pdf