Adaptations of diving animals to conserving oxygen or diving response

Physiological adaptations of diving animals include increased blood volume and elevated hematocrit (percentage of volume of blood which red blood cells), hemoglobin, and myoglobin, whereas oxygen-use rates are minimized via regulation of metabolism, heart rate, and peripheral vasoconstriction.

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