Fig. 5. Drawing depicting the behavior observed with Tursiops truncatus dolphin surface sleep. Respiration is automatic in nature with a tail kick reflex synchronized to the respiration cycle so that the dolphin's blowhole is always raised just about the surface to breathe. Reproduced with permission from McCormick.10
Fig. 5. “Drawing depicting the behavior observed with Tursiops truncatus dolphin surface sleep. Respiration is automatic in nature with a tail kick reflex synchronized to the respiration cycle so that the blowhole of the dolphin is always raised just about the surface to breathe.” Reproduced with permission from McCormick.10