Marine mammals and Emperor penguins: a few applications of the Krogh principle

• Published in: American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
• Main Author: Kooyman, Gerald
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Physiological Society 2014
• Subjects: Reviews; Krogh; McMurdo Sound; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Emperor penguins; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297858/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25411360; https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00264.2014

The diving physiology of aquatic animals at sea began 50 years ago with studies of the Weddell seal. Even today with the advancements in marine recording and tracking technology, only a few species are suitable for investigation. The first experiments were in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. In this paper...