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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 165, Issue 1 161-180, Copyright © 1992 by Company of Biologists
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GL Kooyman, PJ Ponganis, MA Castellini, EP Ponganis, KV Ponganis, PH Thorson, SA Eckert and Y LeMaho
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
Heart rate during overnight rest and while diving were recorded from five emperor penguins with a microprocessor-controlled submersible recorder. Heart rate, cardiac output and stroke volume were also measured in two resting emperor penguins using standard electrocardiography and thermodilution measurements. Swim velocities from eight birds were obtained with the submersible recorder. The resting average of the mean heart rates was 72 beats min-1. Diving heart rates were about 15% lower than resting rates. Cardiac outputs of 1.9-2.9 ml kg-1 s-1 and stroke volumes of 1.6-2.7 ml kg-1 were similar to values recorded from mammals of the same body mass. Swim velocities averaged 3 m s-1. The swim speeds and heart rates suggest that muscle O2 depletion must occur frequently: therefore, many dives require a significant energy contribution from anaerobic glycolysis.
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