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Metabolic Rates Measured in Three Captive Adult Female Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) While Resting and Diving

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This dataset contains measurements of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production of 3 adult female walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) while resting and diving at the Oceanografic Aquarium in Valencia, Spain. Oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production was measured for walruses via a respiratory dome while resting at the water surface and after swimming and diving.

Author(s): Rode, K. D.

Suggested Citation:
Rode, K. D., 2021, Metabolic rates measured in three captive adult female walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) while resting and diving (ver. 2.0, July 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UQVFSW.

Version History:
First release: November 2021
Revised: July 2022 (ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

Borque-Espinosa, A., K. D. Rode, D. Ferrero-Fernandez, A. Forte, R. Capaccioni-Azzati, and A. Fahlman. 2021. Subsurface swimming and stationary diving are metabolically cheap in adult Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens). Journal of Experimental Biology 224(23):jeb242993. doi:10.1242/jeb.242993

Rode, K. D., J. Rocabert, A. Borque-Espinosa, D. Ferrero-Fernandez, and A. Fahlman. 2024. Effects of feeding and habitat on resting metabolic rates of the Pacific walrus. Marine Mammal Science 40(1):184-195. doi:10.1111/mms.13065


DataID: 432 | doi:10.5066/P9UQVFSW | Date Posted Online: 2021-11-16 | Last Updated: 2022-07-22 14:43:03

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