Cetaceans exhibit physiological adaptations that allowed the transition to aquatic life,
including a robust antioxidant defense system that prevents injury from repeated exposure to …

Animals may limit the cost of stress responses during key life history stages such as
breeding and molting by reducing tissue sensitivity to energy-mobilizing stress hormones …

While foraging, marine mammals undertake repetitive diving bouts. When the animal
surfaces, reperfusion makes oxygen readily available for the electron transport chain, which …

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 …

Understanding the ontogeny of diving behaviour in marine megafauna is crucial owing to its
influence on foraging success, energy budgets, and mortality. We compared the ontogeny of …

Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as “The Silent Killer” due to its toxic effect at high
concentrations, leading to an impairment in oxygen storage, delivery, and use. The …

Organisms employ a great variety of immune defenses to counter parasites, and immune
strategies can differ substantially among and within populations. As yet, however, the factors …

Marine mammals have undergone a fascinating transition from a life on land, back to an
aquatic environment. Various physiological adaptations have evolved to facilitate their …

" Los cetáceos son un grupo de especies que cuenta con adaptaciones y respuestas
fisiológicas a la vida acuática, así como con un robusto sistema de defensa antioxidante …

Long standing evolutionary questions such as genetic basis of adaptations can now be
investigated with genome-scale empirical data. In this thesis, pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur …