Hyperbaric computed tomographic measurement of lung compression in seals and dolphins

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2390-2397

  Moore, Michael John ^a   Hammar, Terrence ^a   Arruda, Julie ^a   Cramer, Scott ^a   Dennison, Sophie ^b   Montie, Eric ^c   Fahlman, Andreas ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b University of South Florida ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diving physiology; Dolphin; Experimental hyperbaric lung compression; Seal

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOLPHIN; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG; METABOLISM; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPOISE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DOLPHINS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; OXYGEN; PORPOISES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SEALS, EARLESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ANIMALIA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; HALICHOERUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79959560066     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.055020     Document Type: Article

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