Oxygen storage capacity and tolerance of submergence of a non-aquatic reptile and an aquatic reptile

1. 1. The oxygen storage capacities and the tolerance to submergence of an aquatic snake, Natrix sipedon, and a non-aquatic snake, Crotalus viridis, were determined and compared. 2. 2. C. viridis was found to have a larger oxygen storage capacity, hemoglobin content and blood volume than N. sipedon....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology Comparative physiology, 1984, Vol.77 (1), p.183-187
Hauptverfasser:	Ferguson, J.Homer, Thornton, Richard M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Freshwater Heart Rate Immersion - physiopathology Lung - metabolism Oxygen - blood Oxygen - metabolism Snakes - physiology Space life sciences
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