Comparative Vertebrate Physiology Control of Respiration in Aquatic and Terrestrial vertebrates
Alveolar ventilation rate AVR = frequency x tidal volume (breaths/min.) (ml/breath) Human AVR = L (12 x )
Alveolar ventilation Which variable enhances AVR more? Tidal volume
Medulla control Pre-Bötzinger complex, parafacial respiratory group (amphibians, mammals)
Hering-Breuer reflex
Chemoreceptors Early detection Central (brain) Peripheral (other areas)
Gases in the environment Aquatic Fluctuations in pO 2 : hypoxia Terrestrial Fluctuations in pCO 2 : hypercapnia
Reptiles and birds
Mammals