Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 46.5, Problem 1SB
What are the key evolutionary adaptations that diving mammals use to survive at significant ocean depths?
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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