Marta Carolina De León, Randall W Davis, Mirtha Noemí Lewis, Diego H Rodríguez, Mariela Dassis
{"title":"Respiratory pattern of the Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) resting on land: an analysis of ontogenetic development.","authors":"Marta Carolina De León, Randall W Davis, Mirtha Noemí Lewis, Diego H Rodríguez, Mariela Dassis","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01666-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-026-01666-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the respiratory patterns of marine mammals on land can provide insight into their respiration and breath-hold diving physiology at sea. In this study, we analyzed the respiratory patterns of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) resting on land, emphasizing ontogenetic variations. We observed 478 elephant seals at Península Valdés, Argentina, and recorded 16,626 respiratory cycles through direct observation and video analysis to evaluate differences in breathing phases: inspiration (INSP), post-inspiratory pause (PIP), expiration (EXP), and post-expiratory apnea (PEA). All seals displayed episodic breathing patterns, with the PIP phase significantly longer (4.3 ± 6.67 s) compared to INSP and EXP (1.5 ± 1.30 s and 1.2 ± 1.1 s, respectively). We found respiratory cycles were longer and frequencies lower in older seals, corresponding to allometric scaling with body size and physiological maturity. PEAs were infrequent, representing only 1.6% of cycles, but their occurrence and durations increased with age, possibly consistent with greater oxygen storage capacity. Additionally, we found ground temperature influenced respiratory phases, particularly shortening the EXP and INSP duration at higher temperatures, indicating a potential thermoregulatory adaptation. State of wakefulness also influenced PEA occurrence, with a higher probability of occurrence during a presumably asleep state. Our findings contribute to understanding the physiological adaptations enabling the aquatic lifestyle of elephant seals and underscore substantial developmental changes in respiratory control during terrestrial resting periods.</p>","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inês C S Barbosa, Fernanda Malhão, Eduardo Rocha, Tânia Vieira Madureira
{"title":"Baseline estrogenic activity in juvenile brown trout liver and primary hepatocytes: integrated molecular and immunohistochemical analysis.","authors":"Inês C S Barbosa, Fernanda Malhão, Eduardo Rocha, Tânia Vieira Madureira","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01657-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-026-01657-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147596581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energetic consequences of single and repeated freezing in the intertidal mussel, Mytilus trossulus.","authors":"Josh Chia Chi Yang, Katie E Marshall","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01656-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-026-01656-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147596565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IGF-mediated glucose signalling is retained in adult naked mole-rats.","authors":"Mohammad Ojaghi, Matthew E Pamenter","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01661-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-026-01661-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147576724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of natural deep hypothermia on cognitive abilities in mammals: hibernators and neonates.","authors":"Richard W Hill","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01662-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-026-01662-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147470204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gwyneth M McLear, Anika R Kakarla, Camryn E Taylor, Steven J Swoap
{"title":"Inhibition of daily torpor in mice requires calories, not just feeding: a potential role for GLP-1.","authors":"Gwyneth M McLear, Anika R Kakarla, Camryn E Taylor, Steven J Swoap","doi":"10.1007/s00360-025-01649-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-025-01649-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147437985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of a helox atmosphere on the thermal, metabolic and hygric physiology of the scincid lizard Egernia kingii.","authors":"Christine Elizabeth Cooper, Philip Carew Withers","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01658-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00360-026-01658-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147438020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic regulation of histone arginine methylation in anoxic freshwater turtles.","authors":"Tighe Bloskie, Kenneth B Storey","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01663-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00360-026-01663-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147437947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yingning Sang, Cameron T Dixon, Christina L Graves
{"title":"Orexinergic responses to environmental stressors in the zebrafish gut.","authors":"Yingning Sang, Cameron T Dixon, Christina L Graves","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01659-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-026-01659-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Johannsen, Kristin O'Brien, S Ryan Oliver
{"title":"Chronic cold induces some similar effects to endurance exercise on body morphometrics and skeletal muscle structure in rats.","authors":"Michelle Johannsen, Kristin O'Brien, S Ryan Oliver","doi":"10.1007/s00360-026-01660-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00360-026-01660-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56033,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}