Anoxia: Tolerance in Reptiles

Measurements of the lengths of time various reptiles can continue to breathe in atmospheres of nitrogen have shown that turtles are several times more tolerant of these conditions than are other reptiles. The major correlate of this tolerance is taxonomic, rather than ecological.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1963-02, Vol.139 (3554), p.492-493
Main Author: Belkin, Daniel A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anoxia
Biological taxonomies
Drug Tolerance
Genera
Hypoxia
Lizards
Mammals
Nitrogen
Old Medline
Oxygen
Reptiles
Respiration
Turtles
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Summary:Measurements of the lengths of time various reptiles can continue to breathe in atmospheres of nitrogen have shown that turtles are several times more tolerant of these conditions than are other reptiles. The major correlate of this tolerance is taxonomic, rather than ecological.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.139.3554.492