The mammalian diving response (DR) is a remarkable behavior that was first formally
studied by Laurence Irving and Per Scholander in the late 1930s. The DR is called such …

Oxygen plays a pivotal role in the metabolism and activities of mammals. However, oxygen
is restricted in some environments—subterranean burrow systems or habitats at high …

The biology of the blue whale has long fascinated physiologists because of the animal's
extreme size. Despite high energetic demands from a large body, low mass-specific …

The dive response, or the 'master switch of life', is probably the most studied physiological
trait in marine mammals and is thought to conserve the available O2 for the heart and brain …

This article aimed to synthesize the various triggers of the diving response and to perform a
meta‐analysis assessing their effects on cardiac vagal activity. The protocol was …

Hydrostatic lung compression in diving marine mammals, with collapsing alveoli blocking
gas exchange at depth, has been the main theoretical basis for limiting N2 uptake and …

Abstract The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) thrives in its extreme Antarctic
environment. We generated the Weddell seal genome assembly and a high-quality …

Previous reports suggested the existence of direct somatic motor control over heart rate (f H)
responses during diving in some marine mammals, as the result of a cognitive and/or …

Marine mammals have highly specialized physiology, exhibited in many species by extreme
breath-holding capabilities that allow deep dives and extended submergence …

The Brugada syndrome (BrS) is characterized by coved-type ST-segment elevation in the
right precordial leads on the electrocardiogram (ECG) and increased risk of sudden cardiac …