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Science 7 December 1979:
Vol. 206. no. 4423, pp. 1182 - 1183
DOI: 10.1126/science.505001
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Science, Vol 206, Issue 4423, 1182-1183
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Dolphin lung collapse and intramuscular circulation during free diving: evidence from nitrogen washout

SH Ridgway and R Howard

Intramuscular nitrogen tensions in Tursiops truncatus after a schedule of repetitive ocean dives suggest a lung collapse depth of about 70 meters and suggest that intramuscular circulation is maintained during unrestrained diving in the open ocean. Therefore, the bottle-nosed dolphin is not protected by lung collapse from the decompression hazards of dives to depths shallower than 70 meters.


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