Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Gallivan, G. James; Kanwisher, John W.; Best, Robin Christopher | ||
| 1986 | Heart rates and gas exchange in the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) in relation to diving. Jour. Compar. Physiol. B: Biochem. Syst. Environ. Physiol. 156(3): 415-423. 3 tabs. 5 figs. –Electrocardiograms and respiratory gas measurements of unrestrained captive animals showed a constant heart rate (here defined as the "normal" rate) during dives, slight respiratory tachycardia, and marked (probably fright-induced) bradycardia when the manatees were forced to prolong their dives. Because their metabolism is low, it can remain aerobic during most dives, and changes in alveolar gas composition are slower than in other marine mammals. Metabolic acidosis is apparently compensated for by metabolic rather than respiratory alkalosis. | ||
Related Index Records
9 related index terms
Captivity, Sirenians in
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
| x | 1986 | Gallivan & Best (TI; Manaus; feeding & metabolism; 552-557.) | ||
| x | 1986 | Gallivan et al. (TI; Manaus; heart rates & respiration; 415-423.) |
Circulatory System
| x | 1986 | Gallivan et al. (TI; cardiac rhythms & gas exchange during diving; 415-423.) |
Excretion and Defecation
(SEE ALSO: Salinity Tolerance; Urogenital System)
(SEE ALSO: Salinity Tolerance; Urogenital System)
| x | 1986 | Gallivan & Best (TI; in capt.; 5-9-day passage rate; 554, 556.) |
Food
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive; Captivity, Sirenians in; Digestive System; Food Plants; Weed Control) (NOTE: Plants reported as part of the captive but not the natural diet of sirs. will not necessarily be found under Food Plants. Papers referring to them are, however, indexed here.)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive; Captivity, Sirenians in; Digestive System; Food Plants; Weed Control) (NOTE: Plants reported as part of the captive but not the natural diet of sirs. will not necessarily be found under Food Plants. Papers referring to them are, however, indexed here.)
| x | * | 1986 | Gallivan & Best (TI; feeding, fasting, & metabolic rate; 552-557.) |
Food Plants: Brachiaria mutica
| x | 1986 | Gallivan & Best (Brazil; in capt.; 552-553.) |
Food Plants: Eichhornia crassipes
| x | 1986 | Gallivan & Best ("E. crassiceps"; Brazil; in capt.; 552-553.) |
Mastication
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
| x | 1986 | Gallivan & Best (TI; chewing rate; 554-556.) |
Respiration and Diving
(SEE ALSO: Locomotion)
(SEE ALSO: Locomotion)
| x | 1986 | Gallivan & Best (TI; feeding, metabolism, & ventilation; 552-557.) | ||
| x | * | 1986 | Gallivan et al. (TI; heart rates & gas exchange in diving; 415-423.) |
Trichechus inunguis (Natterer in von Pelzeln, 1883) Thomas and Lydekker, 1897
| x | * | 1986 | Gallivan & Best (feeding, fasting, metabolism, ventilation; 552-557.) | |
| x | * | 1986 | Gallivan et al. (heart rates & gas exchange in diving; 415-423.) |