Condition and mass impact oxygen stores and dive duration in adult female northern elephant seals

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-592

  Hassrick, J L ^a   Crocker, D E ^b   Teutschel, N M ^a   McDonald, B I ^a   Robinson, R W ^a   Simmons, S E ^a   Costa, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Dive duration; Elephant seal; Oxygen stores

Indexed keywords

MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY WEIGHT; DIVING; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY WEIGHT; DIVING; FEMALE; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; SEALS, EARLESS; TIME FACTORS;

MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 76149104237     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037168     Document Type: Article

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