The ability to maintain a high core body temperature is a defining characteristic of all
mammals, yet their diverse habitats present disparate thermal challenges that have led to …

Comparative physiology has developed a rich understanding of the physiological
adaptations of organisms, from microbes to megafauna. Despite extreme differences in size …

The goal of achieving enhanced diagnosis and continuous monitoring of human health has
led to a vibrant, dynamic and well-funded field of research in medical sensing and biosensor …

In the 1940s, Scholander and Irving revealed fundamental physiological responses to forced
diving of marine mammals and birds, setting the stage for the study of diving physiology …

Pinnipeds spend large portions of their lives at sea, submerged, or hauled-out on land, often
on remote off-shore islands. This fundamentally limits access by researchers to critical parts …

In this Opinion, adaptations to hypoxia are examined during the short time domains of breath
holds from three accomplished diving animals: northern elephant seals (Mirounga …

Recent publications have emphasized the potential generation of morbid cardiac
arrhythmias secondary to autonomic conflict in diving marine mammals. Such conflict, as …

Intraspecific variability in foraging behavior has been documented across a range of
taxonomic groups, yet the energetic consequences of this variation are not well understood …

Some marine birds and mammals can perform dives of extraordinary duration and depth.
Such dive performance is dependent on many factors, including total body oxygen (O2) …

Management of gases during diving is not well understood across marine mammal species.
Prior to diving, phocid (true) seals generally exhale, a behaviour thought to assist with the …