TY - BOOK ID - 145786916 TI - Diving physiology of marine mammals and seabirds PY - 2015 SN - 1316429865 1316434125 1316434834 1316435547 1316439097 1139045490 131643625X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Marine mammals KW - Water birds KW - Deep diving KW - Underwater physiology. KW - Physiology. KW - Physiological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145786916 AB - Analysing the physiological adaptations of marine mammals and seabirds, this book provides a comprehensive overview of what allows these species to overcome the challenges of diving to depth on a single breath of air. Through comparative reviews of texts on diving physiology and behaviour from the last seventy-five years, Ponganis combines this research into one succinct volume. Investigating the diving performance of marine mammals and seabirds, this book illustrates how physiological processes to extreme hypoxia and pressure are relevant to the advancement of our understanding of basic cellular processes and human pathologies. This book underscores the biomedical and ecological relevance of the anatomical, physiological and molecular/biophysical adaptations of these animals to enable further research in this area. An important resource for students and researchers, this text not only provides an essential overview of recent research in the field, but will stimulate further research into the behaviour and physiology of diving. ER -