Developmental changes in cardiorespiratory patterns associated with terrestrial apnoeas in harbour seal pups

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 3891-3898

  Lapierre, Jennifer L ^a,e   Schreer, Jason F ^b   Burns, Jennifer M ^c   Hammill, Michael O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Bradycardia; Cardiorespiratory control; Eupnoea; Harbour seal; Heart rate; Ontogeny; Phoca vitulina; Respiration; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; LACTATION; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; APNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; LACTATION; PHOCA; QUEBEC; RESPIRATION;

ELEPHANT; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 9944230327     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01222     Document Type: Article

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