Dreaming about diving: Sleep apnea in seals

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 208-214

  Castellini, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 0030495819     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1996.11.5.208     Document Type: Article

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