Blood oxygen‐carrying capacity is shaped both by the ambient oxygen availability as well as
species‐specific oxygen demand. Erythrocytes are a critical part of oxygen transport and …

Dive studies across mammals, birds, reptiles and fish often focus on deep dives, and
shallow water diving has tended to be overlooked. For air-breathers, foraging in shallow …

Water temperature and body size are considered to be important factors influencing the
diving capabilities of ectothermic reptiles. Although high water temperature and small body …

Laboratory tests help to determine a diagnosis, to plan treatment, and to indicate prognosis
of diseases. However, the interpretation of test results in reptiles is challenging, because …

Olive ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea, exhibit a polymorphic reproductive behavior,
nesting solitarily or in mass aggregations termed “arribadas”, where thousands of …