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Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Marine Biology
  • Animal Behavior

Background:

  • The aerobic dive limit (ADL) is defined by post-dive blood lactate accumulation.
  • Understanding oxygen (O2) store utilization during dives is crucial for defining the ADL.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define O2 store utilization during emperor penguin dives.
  • To understand the physiological basis of the aerobic dive limit (ADL).

Main Methods:

  • Emperor penguins were equipped with O2 partial pressure (P(O2)) recorders or blood samplers.
  • Measurements were taken during dives at an isolated dive hole in Antarctica.
  • Arterial and venous blood gas profiles and lactate concentrations were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Pre-dive and transient increases in arterial and venous P(O2) were observed during dives.
  • Post-dive P(O2) returned to resting levels within approximately 2 minutes.
  • Blood lactate remained low (<2 mmol l(-1)) for over 10 minutes, well beyond the ADL (5.6 min).
  • Elevated arterial and venous P(N2) indicated gas exchange maintenance and potential shunting during dives.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support gas exchange maintenance, muscle ischemia, and arterio-venous shunting during dives.
  • These processes optimize O2 store utilization, decrease blood O2 depletion, and enhance O2 loading.
  • Post-dive lactate elevation likely originates from active locomotory muscle metabolism, not blood O2 depletion.