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Ontogenetic changes in tracheal structure facilitate deep dives and cold water foraging in adult leatherback sea turtles
Davenport, J.; Fraher, J.; Fitzgerald, E.; McLaughlin, P.; Doyle, T.; Harman, L.; Cuffe, T.; Dockery, P. (The Company of Biologists, 2009-10-16)Adult leatherbacks are large animals (300-500 kg), overlapping in size with marine pinniped and cetacean species. Unlike marine mammals, they start their aquatic life as 40-50 g hatchlings, so undergo a 10,000-fold increase ...