Can diving-induced tissue nitrogen supersaturation increase the chance of acoustically driven bubble growth in marine mammals?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-195

  Houser, D S ^a   Howard, R ^b   Ridgway, S ^c  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; CETACEAN; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT;

ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; DOLPHIN; EMBOLISM; GAS DIFFUSION; NERVE INJURY; NOISE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035930016     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2001.2415     Document Type: Article

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