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Fig. 2. Mass-specific metabolic rates of adult female leatherback and green
turtles. The field metabolic rates reported in this study for internesting
leatherbacks (filled circle) were similar to metabolic rates measured during
oviposition, nest construction or restraint for leatherbacks (open squares;
Paladino et al., 1990,
1996) and slightly higher than
those for green turtles (open inverted triangles;
Prange and Jackson, 1976;
Jackson, 1985). The FMRs were
lower than metabolic rates measured during vigorous nest covering or walking
along the beach for green turtles (filled inverted triangles;
Prange and Jackson, 1976;
Jackson, 1985) and
leatherbacks (filled square; Paladino et al.,
1990,
1996). Values are means
± 1 S.E.M.; numbers in parentheses
indicate sample size.
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