sealsO2 {tigerstats}

Weddell Seal Oxygen Consumption

Description

Results of an experiment conducted on ten Weddell seals.

Format

A data frame with 10 observations on the following 2 variables.

o2.nonfeeding

Oxygen consumption during recovery time after a dive during which no plankton was consumed by the seal, in ml of O2 per kilogram of weight

o2.feeding

Oxygen consumption during recovery time after a dive during which plankton was consumed, in ml of O2 per kilogram of weight

Source

Williams, T. M., L. A. Fuiman, M. Horning, and R. W. Davis. 2004. The Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 973 to 982. http://jeb.biologists.org/content/207/6/973.full