The diving reflex and asphyxia: working across species in physiological ecology
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DOI: 10.1007/s40656-018-0188-z
Abstract: AbstractBeginning in the mid-1930s the comparative physiologists Laurence Irving and Per Fredrik (Pete) Scholander pioneered the study of diving mammals, particularly harbor seals. Although resting on earlier work dating back to the late nineteenth century,… read more here.
Keywords: diving mammals; reflex asphyxia; physiology; diving reflex ... See more keywords