Is aquatic life correlated with an increased hematocrit in snakes?

Physiological adaptations that allow air-breathing vertebrates to remain underwater for long periods mainly involve modifications of the respiratory system, essentially through increased oxygen reserves. Physiological constraints on dive duration tend to be less critical for ectotherms than for endo...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	François Brischoux, Gabriel E A Gartner, Theodore Garland, Xavier Bonnet
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3040194?pdf=render