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1 Bibliografia consultata Francesca Scoccia, Tesi di Laurea. Considerazioni derivate dall analisi di dati di spiaggiamento di Caretta caretta nelle acque italiane. Università di Perugia (2003) Bentivegna, F., Intra-mediterranean migration of loggerhead sea turtles monitored by satellite telemetry. Mar. Biol., 141: Bentivegna, F., P. Breber & S. Hochscheid, Cold stunned loggerhead turtles in the South Adriatic Sea. Marine Turtles Newsletter, 97: 1-3. Hochscheid, S., F. Bentivegna & J. Speakman, Regional bood flow in sea turtles: implications for heat exchange in a aquatic ectotherm. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 75: Bentivegna, F., S. Hochscheid & C. Minucci, Seasonal variability in voluntary dive duration of the Mediterranean loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta. Sci. Mar., 67 : Hochscheid, S., F. Bentivegna & J. R. Speackman, The dual function of lung in chelonian sea turtles: buoyancy control and oxygen storage. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 297: Bibliografia citata A Avery R.A Field studies of body temperatures and thermoregulation. Pp in C. Gans and F.H. Pough, eds. Biology of the Reptilia Volume 12. Academic Press, London. Argano (1992) Argano, R Sea turtles and monk seal in Italian seas: conservation and perspectives. Boll. Mus. Ist. biol. Univ. Genova 56-57:

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