Allometric scaling of buoyancy control and diving performance in loggerhead turtles.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 6/1/2004
- End date
- 5/31/2006
- Budget
- 184,715 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea University | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
Buoyancy plays an important role in the diving behaviour of all air-breathing marine animals. We will investigate how size-related differences in the ability of loggerhead turtles to regulate their buoyancy, affects their depth utilisation both while they