Research data from a project investigating physiological adaptations in Weddell seal pups during their transition to independence. The project, associated with AMD_USAPDC, was last updated in August 2021 and examines thermoregulation and diving capability development across extreme air and water environments. The study uses an integrative approach, assessing factors from proteins to whole-animal behavior.
Use Cases
- Modeling energy budget trade-offs during pup development based on described thermoregulatory and metabolic assessments.
- Studying the development of hypoxia tolerance based on measurements of key regulators like HIF, VEGF, and EPO.
- Analyzing the relationship between body insulation metrics and metabolic rates in air versus water.
- Investigating early dive behavior and oxygen storage capacity as indicators of foraging readiness.
Strengths
- Project description details specific physiological measurements, including body insulation, metabolic rates, and muscle thermogenesis.
- Research employs a multi-level integrative approach, from protein quantification to whole-animal field assessments.
- Associated public outreach through the Marine Mammal Center is estimated to impact over 100,000 visitors annually.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2021-08-30 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- nasa_earthdata platform, organization AMD_USAPDC
- Collection Method
- Field research involving physiological measurements of Weddell seal pups.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2021-08-30 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Antarctic environments where Weddell seals breed.