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Physiological Adaptations Of Aquatic Turtles, Oscar Gloor
Physiological Adaptations Of Aquatic Turtles, Oscar Gloor
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Naturalists have long noted the remarkable ability of aquatic turtles to remain submerged for long periods of time. Only recently, though, has much serious attention been given to discovering the mechanisms which enable turtles to survive for so long in the relatively hypoxic aquatic environment.