Diving and swimming performance of white whales, Delphinapterus leucas: An assessment of plasma lactate and blood gas levels and respiratory rates

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 3091-3099

  Shaffer, S A ^a   Costa, D P ^a   Williams, T M ^a   Ridgway, S H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic dive limit; Blood gases; Delphinapterus leucas; Diving; Lactate; Swimming; White whale

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIVING; GAS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SWIMMING; WHALE;

ANIMALS; DIVING; GASES; LACTIC ACID; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; WHALES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; MONODONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031451859     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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