Description of respiratory rhythm for white whales (<i>Delphinapterus leucas</i>) in captivity

Parameters of external respiration are considered for white whales Delphinapterus leucas living in captivity on the observations in 2009-2012. Low respiration rate (on average 2.2 ± 0.3 breath per minute) and short apnea phase (no more than 1.7 minutes) were observed in the first days after the catc...

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Main Author: Pavel S. Gushcherov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Transactions of the Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography 2016-06-01
Series:Известия ТИНРО
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Online Access:https://izvestiya.tinro-center.ru/jour/article/view/104