HEART-RATE AND BODY-TEMPERATURE DURING FREE DIVING OF WEDDELL SEALS
HEART-RATE AND BODY-TEMPERATURE DURING FREE DIVING OF WEDDELL SEALS
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpregu.1987.253.2.r344
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发表时间:
1987-08-01
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ZAPOL, WM
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作者:
HILL, RD;SCHNEIDER, RC;ZAPOL, WM
We have developed and successfully used the first microprocessor-controlled monitors for collection of data on depth, heart rate, and body temperature of one fetal and five adult male freely swimming Weddell seals. Adult seals almost invariably experienced a prompt bradycardia at the start of each dive, and the mean heart rate during diving was significantly lower for dives > 20 min (P > 0.999). The heart rate was also significantly greater during the ascent portion of dives when compared with a descent portion (P > 0.95). The fetal seal experienced a slow onset of bradycardia when its mother dived; during diving the fetal heart rate decreased by an average of 1.1 beats/min for each minute of the dive. The fetal heart rate generally took .apprx. 10 min to recover to predive levels after its mother resurfaced to breathe. The body temperature of one adult male Weddell seal showed a decrease of > 1.5.degree. C from resting levels before dives of > 15 min were initiated and a drop of over 2.degree. C before dives of > 30 min duration.