6b diving Flashcards
Water is.. when compared to air
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- 1000x more dense than air
- 60 x more viscous
- 25x faster heat transference
- reduction of light penetration
- water can range in salt content
Diving Behaviours:
What 6 key behaviours have had to be adapted by marine mammals?
- swimming
- diving
- regulating temperature
- controlling salt equilibrium
- navigate
- hunt for food
By adapting 1 (or a combo) of any of which of the following systems in order for the 6 key behaviours to adapt to marine mammals.
- cardiovascular
- nervous
- respiratory
- excretory
- sensory
- reproduction
One of any number of the systems mentioned can be affected or be required during: (3 points)
- diving,
- metabolic responses
- temperature regulation
What variations can alter or affect diving ability?
- environmental water conditions (depth of water)
- temperature of water (warm. vs. freezing)
- season (Summer vs. winter)
- age (newborns vs. adult)
- health
- size of animal
- time spent hunting
dive behaviours/profiles reflect (4)
- depths
- amount info time spend at those depths
- time spend off the surface.
- size of species = amount of o2 required to hint and acquire food
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: sea lions
Describe the seasonal variation
dive to 75 m for 4 minutes during summer
rest of the year they dive deeper and longer (536 max for 12 months)
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: sea lions
Do they spend significant time at sea? how long?
yes, several days or up to 2 weeks
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: sea lions
describe their frequency of diving? how long on the surface?
continous divers
rest on the surface for 3% of the time
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: Stellar Sea lions
- What is their dive depths on average?
and for how long? - what is their max dive?
- 21 m on average for less than 1 minute
2. 200 m = max dive
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: Stellar Sea lions
- What season(s) do they tend to dive deeper?
- except ?
- spring and summer
2. except adult females who dive deeper in winter
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: Southern sea lion
- What is the average depths of their dives?
- When do they dive mostly?
- 250m
2. at night
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: Southern Sea lions
- are there any difference in lactating females?
- describe their dive pattern
- how much time do they spend on the surface?
- dive between 19-62 m (175 m max)
- continous
- very little time on surface (1 minute)
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: Northern fur seals
how long do they go out to sea for?
more than several months
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: Northern fur seals
have their dive behaviours been well documented?
NO
Diving behaviour: pinnipeds–> otariids: Galapagos Fur seal
Describe their diving behaviour from young to older seals
changes as they age
young divers: 6m for 50 seconds during the day
older seals: 61 m for 3 minutes at night