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Positive or negative? The shell alters the relationship among behavioral defense strategy, energy metabolic levels and antioxidant capacity in freshwater turtles, Frontiers in Zoology
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Shell shape does not accurately predict self-righting ability in hatchling freshwater turtles
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PDF) The metabolic cost of turning right side up in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)
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Evolutionary origin of the turtle shell
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