... Blood oxygen content Cardiac output Hemoglobin affinity Reptile Microsphere distribution For developing animals, the cardiovascular system is an essential component of the oxygen cascade that supports metabolic rate. A number of key variables allow an organism to regulate this system to meet...

.../ Summary: Four cichlids of the Lake Victoria species flock raised under hypoxia exhibit a remarkable change in isohemoglobin pattern, corresponding with improved hemoglobin O 2 -binding affinity. Isohemoglobins Hemoglobin affinity Chronic hypoxia Acclimation Species flock Cichlids Lake...