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Geometric analysis of airway trees shows that lung anatomy evolved to enable explosive ventilation and prevent barotrauma in cetaceans

Robert L. Cieri, Merryn H. Tawhai, Marina Piscitelli-Doshkov, A. Wayne Vogl, Robert E. Shadwick
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.16.618729

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  • October 18, 2024.
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  1. Robert L. Cieri1,*,
  2. Merryn H. Tawhai2,
  3. Marina Piscitelli-Doshkov1,3,
  4. A. Wayne Vogl1 and
  5. Robert E. Shadwick1
  1. 1Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
  2. 2The Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Auckland, New Zealand
  3. 3North Carolina Aquarium at Jannette’s Pier, Nags Head NC, United States
  1. ↵*Author for correspondence bob.cieri{at}gmail.com
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Geometric analysis of airway trees shows that lung anatomy evolved to enable explosive ventilation and prevent barotrauma in cetaceans
Robert L. Cieri, Merryn H. Tawhai, Marina Piscitelli-Doshkov, A. Wayne Vogl, Robert E. Shadwick
bioRxiv 2024.10.16.618729; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.16.618729
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