Blood oxygen depletion during rest-associated apneas of northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2607-2617

  Stockard, T K ^a   Levenson, D H ^a   Berg, L ^b   Fransioli, J R ^a   Baranov, E A ^c   Ponganis, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c LIMNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Apnea; Blood gases; Elephant seal; Oxygen; PO2

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; METABOLISM; PHOCA;

ANIMALS; APNEA; OXYGEN; SEALS, EARLESS;

MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS;

EID: 34548185686     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.008078     Document Type: Article

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