The ability to respond rapidly to changes in oxygen tension is critical for many forms of life.
Challenges to oxygen homeostasis, specifically in the contexts of evolutionary biology and …

Predators induce stress in prey and can have beneficial effects in ecosystems, but can also
have negative effects on biodiversity if they are overabundant or have been introduced. The …

Chronic physiological stress impacts animal fitness by catabolizing metabolic stores and
suppressing reproduction. This can be especially deleterious for capital breeding carnivores …

Marine mammals are integral to global biodiversity and marine health through their roles in
coastal, benthic, and pelagic ecosystems. Marine mammals face escalating threats from …

Marine mammals exhibit some of the most dramatic physiological adaptations in their clade
and offer unparalleled insights into the mechanisms driving convergent evolution on …

The only native cetacean in German waters, the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), is
impacted by numerous pathological lesions in the respiratory tract mainly caused by …

Marine mammals are exposed to increasing intensities of anthropogenic stressors such as
acoustic disturbance and contaminants. Correlative studies have suggested concerning …

The present study was aimed at determining the characteristics of plasma metabolites in
bottlenose dolphins to provide a greater understanding of their metabolism and to obtain …

The physiological and cellular adaptations to extreme fasting in northern elephant seals
(Mirounga angustirostris, NES) are remarkable and may help to elucidate endocrine …

Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), like many marine mammals, rely on
internal lipid stores, specifically fatty acids (FAs) stored in the blubber layer, to meet …