High diving metabolism results in a short aerobic dive limit for Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 699-708

  Gerlinsky, Carling D ^a   Rosen, David A S ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic dive limit; Blood volume; Diving metabolism; Otariid; Oxygen stores; Steller sea lion

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL;

ANIMALS; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; OXYGEN; SEA LIONS;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 84879269972     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-013-0742-7     Document Type: Article

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