Sea Otter Behavior: Morphologic, Physiologic, and …
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Respiration, Lung Volume, Buoyancy, and Oxygen StoresEffects of PressureAdaptations For Breath-Hold Diving As with terrestrial mammals, gas exchange in sea otters occurs in alveolar lungs with active ventilation at the surface. It may seem paradoxical that sea otters spend much of their lives submerged where they cannot breathe. Terrestrial mammals generally have unlimited access to air, so why would a group of mammals evolve to live in an aquatic envir... Author: Nicholas T. Zellmer, Lori L. Timm-Davis, Randall W. Davis Publish Year: 2021
As with terrestrial mammals, gas exchange in sea otters occurs in alveolar lungs with active ventilation at the surface. It may seem paradoxical that sea otters spend much of their lives submerged where they cannot breathe. Terrestrial mammals generally have unlimited access to air, so why would a group of mammals evolve to live in an aquatic envir...
Author: Nicholas T. Zellmer, Lori L. Timm-Davis, Randall W. Davis
Publish Year: 2021
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