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Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: ANOXIA; NITROGEN; REPTILES
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Year: 1963 PMID: 13970450 DOI: 10.1126/science.139.3554.492
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728