Aerobic dive limit does not decline in an aging pinniped

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 315 A, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 544-552

  Hindle, Allyson G ^a   Mellish, Jo Ann E ^b,c   Horning, Markus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY WEIGHT; DIVING; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BODY WEIGHT; DIVING; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOGLOBINS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; SEALS, EARLESS; SEX FACTORS;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; MAMMALIA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 80053654599     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.703     Document Type: Article

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