Shining new light on mammalian diving physiology using wearable near-infrared spectroscopy.

Investigation of marine mammal dive-by-dive blood distribution and oxygenation has been limited by a lack of noninvasive technology for use in freely diving animals. Here, we developed a noninvasive near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) device to measure relative changes in blood volume and haemoglobin...

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Main Authors: J Chris McKnight, Kimberley A Bennett, Mathijs Bronkhorst, Debbie J F Russell, Steve Balfour, Ryan Milne, Matt Bivins, Simon E W Moss, Willy Colier, Ailsa J Hall, Dave Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000306