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Diving Related Changes in the Blood Oxygen Stores of Rehabilitating Harbor Seal Pups (Phoca vitulina)

Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups begin diving within hours of birth, stimulating the development of the blood oxygen (O(2)) stores necessary to sustain underwater aerobic metabolism. Since harbor seals experience a brief nursing period, the early-life development of these blood O(2) stores is neces...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Amber, Ono, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4465541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26061662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128930