Changes in heart rate variability during diving in young harbor seals, Phoca vitulina

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 861-871

  Greaves, Danielle K ^a   Hughson, Richard L ^a   Topor, Zbigniew ^b   Schreer, Jason F ^a,e   Burns, Jennifer M ^c   Hammill, Michael O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular function; Development; Diving heart rate; Fast Fourier transform; Harbor seal; Heart rate variabiliry; Phoca vitulina; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PINNIPED;

MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 6344235263     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01197.x     Document Type: Article

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