Diving Seals and Meditating Yogis : Strategic Metabolic Retreats /

The comparative physiology of seemingly disparate organisms often serves as a surprising pathway to biological enlightenment. How appropriate, then, that Robert Elsner sheds new light on the remarkable physiology of diving seals through comparison with members of our own species on quests toward enl...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elsner, Robert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Temas:
Diving.
Metabolism > Regulation.
Metabolism > Regulation.
Seals (Animals) > Behavior.
Seals (Animals) > Behavior.
SCIENCE / General.
seals, diving, yogi, yoga, meditation, mindfulness, relaxation, enlightenment, survival, metabolism, suppression, oxygen, hibernation, infants, birth, labor, drowning, clams, low tide, regulation, anatomy, science, nonfiction, nature, biology, zoology, marine mammals, ocean animals, asphyxia, divers, the bends, conditioning, endurance, breath hold, respiratory physiology, hypoxia, fetus, medicine, health, heart rate.
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