The marine mammal dive response is exercise modulated to maximize aerobic dive duration

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 198, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 583-591

  Davis, Randall W ^a   Williams, Terrie M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Dive response; Exercise; Marine mammal; Stroke frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864918746     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-012-0731-4     Document Type: Article

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