Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don't drown.

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Autores principales: McKnight, J Chris, Bønnelycke, Eva-Maria, Balfour, Steve, Milne, Ryan, Moss, Simon E W, Armstrong, Holly C, Downie, Caitlin, Hall, Ailsa J, Kershaw, Joanna L
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Publicado: Science (New York, N.Y.) 2025
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author McKnight, J Chris
Bønnelycke, Eva-Maria
Balfour, Steve
Milne, Ryan
Moss, Simon E W
Armstrong, Holly C
Downie, Caitlin
Hall, Ailsa J
Kershaw, Joanna L
author_facet McKnight, J Chris
Bønnelycke, Eva-Maria
Balfour, Steve
Milne, Ryan
Moss, Simon E W
Armstrong, Holly C
Downie, Caitlin
Hall, Ailsa J
Kershaw, Joanna L
McKnight, J Chris
Bønnelycke, Eva-Maria
Balfour, Steve
Milne, Ryan
Moss, Simon E W
Armstrong, Holly C
Downie, Caitlin
Hall, Ailsa J
Kershaw, Joanna L
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don't drown. McKnight, J Chris Bønnelycke, Eva-Maria Balfour, Steve Milne, Ryan Moss, Simon E W Armstrong, Holly C Downie, Caitlin Hall, Ailsa J Kershaw, Joanna L Animals Carbon Dioxide Cognition Diving Drowning Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Oxygen Perception Seals, Earless Marine mammals rely on maintaining sufficient blood oxygen levels while diving to prevent drowning. Generally, oxygen is cognitively imperceptible to mammals that instead sense rising carbon dioxide as a proxy for low oxygen. Not perceiving oxygen, however, is risky for diving mammals. We argue that any ability to alter dives based upon direct perception of oxygen should have been strongly selected for. We exposed diving seals to inhaled gas mixes that were experimentally altered to affect circulating levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Dive duration was positively correlated with circulating oxygen levels but unaffected by carbon dioxide levels and pH. These results suggest that seals do cognitively perceive circulating oxygen and use this to alter dive behavior.
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spellingShingle Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don't drown.
McKnight, J Chris
Bønnelycke, Eva-Maria
Balfour, Steve
Milne, Ryan
Moss, Simon E W
Armstrong, Holly C
Downie, Caitlin
Hall, Ailsa J
Kershaw, Joanna L
Animals
Carbon Dioxide
Cognition
Diving
Drowning
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Oxygen
Perception
Seals, Earless
Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don't drown. McKnight, J Chris Bønnelycke, Eva-Maria Balfour, Steve Milne, Ryan Moss, Simon E W Armstrong, Holly C Downie, Caitlin Hall, Ailsa J Kershaw, Joanna L Animals Carbon Dioxide Cognition Diving Drowning Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Oxygen Perception Seals, Earless Marine mammals rely on maintaining sufficient blood oxygen levels while diving to prevent drowning. Generally, oxygen is cognitively imperceptible to mammals that instead sense rising carbon dioxide as a proxy for low oxygen. Not perceiving oxygen, however, is risky for diving mammals. We argue that any ability to alter dives based upon direct perception of oxygen should have been strongly selected for. We exposed diving seals to inhaled gas mixes that were experimentally altered to affect circulating levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Dive duration was positively correlated with circulating oxygen levels but unaffected by carbon dioxide levels and pH. These results suggest that seals do cognitively perceive circulating oxygen and use this to alter dive behavior.
title Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don't drown.
topic Animals
Carbon Dioxide
Cognition
Diving
Drowning
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Oxygen
Perception
Seals, Earless
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40112059/