Lung size and thoracic morphology in shallow- and deep-diving cetaceans

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 654-673

  Piscitelli, Marina A ^a   McLellan, William A ^a   Rommel, Sentiel A ^a   Blum, James E ^a   Barco, Susan G ^b   Ann Pabst, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b Virginia Aquarium   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Diving; Lung; Mass; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; BREATHING MECHANICS; CETACEA; DIVING; HEART; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; LUNG; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RIB; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THORACIC CAVITY; THORAX; VERTEBRA; WHALE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; CETACEA; DIVING; HEART; JOINTS; LUNG; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RIBS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THORACIC CAVITY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORAX; WHALES;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; KOGIA BREVICEPS; KOGIA SIMUS; KOGIIDAE; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHYSETERIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 77952114406     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10823     Document Type: Article

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