Measuring Compartment Size and Gas Solubility in Marine Mammals

Abstract

The long term goal of this study is to develop methods to estimate marine mammal tissue compartment sizes, and tissue gas solubility. We aim to improve the data available for the relative size of different tissues in various marine mammal species, as well as our understanding of their different morphological and physiological adaptations. The study will also develop a method that enables the determination of the gas solubility in different tissue compartments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014278

Entities

People

  • Andreas Fahlman
  • Michael J Moore
  • Yara B. De Quiros

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptation (Physiological)
  • Animals
  • Biological Sciences
  • Blood Volume
  • Body Weight
  • California
  • Canary Islands
  • Cells
  • Cetaceans
  • Connective Tissue
  • Islands
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Muscles
  • Nitrogen
  • Respiration
  • Tissues

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology