In pursuit of Irving and Scholander: a review of oxygen store management in seals and penguins

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Biology
• Main Authors: Ponganis, Paul J., Meir, Jessica U., Williams, Cassondra L.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Company of Biologists 2011
• Subjects: Review; Scholander; Aptenodytes forsteri; Elephant Seals; Emperor penguins
• Online Access: http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/214/20/3325; https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.031252

Since the introduction of the aerobic dive limit (ADL) 30 years ago, the concept that most dives of marine mammals and sea birds are aerobic in nature has dominated the interpretation of their diving behavior and foraging ecology. Although there have been many measurements of body oxygen stores, the...