0 an animal which lives in or near water and has a thick shell covering its body into which it can move its head and legs for protection --
1 an animal that lives in or near water, having a thick, outer shell that covers and protects its body --
The turtles were housed in tanks with a platform allowing them to stay out of the water.
There is a very real need for this, since locals have a taste for both turtle meat and eggs.
Some harvesting of shrimp is done on the extreme northwest coast, but turtles are not generally found in that area.
In fact, like the turtles, there is mind as well as matter all the way down !
Interactions leading to horizontal cell responses in the turtle retina.
Cone input to bipolar cells in the turtle retina.
The distinction by light and electron microscopy of two types of cone containing colorless oil droplets in the retina of the turtle.
Voltage- and time-dependent potassium conductances enhance the frequency response of horizontal cells in the turtle retina.