Some anatomical aspects of the cardiovascular system of antarctic seals and their possible functional significance in diving

• Published in: Journal of Morphology
• Main Author: Drabek, Charles M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1975
• Subjects: Antarctic; Hydrurga; McMurdo Sound; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Crabeater Seals; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leptonychotes weddelli; Lobodon carcinophagus; Ommatophoca rossi; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051450106; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjmor.1051450106; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jmor.1051450106

Abstract The hearts and ascending aortae of 11 Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddelli , three adult Crabeater seals, Lobodon carcinophagus , two adult Ross seals, Ommatophoca rossi , and one adult Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx , were examined for comparison with terrestrial forms. The Weddell seal...