Periodic breathing in the crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus: consequences for the gas exchange ratio and control of breathing

The Journal of Experimental Zoology
M L Glass, K Johansen

Abstract

The ventilatory pattern in the Nile crocodile consists of episodes of breathing, interrupted by periods of breath-holding, the latter occupying 80% of total time during normal breathing at 25 degrees C. End-tidal gas composition varied with the periodic breathing but PO2 was always high (PO2 less than 110 torr) and PCO2 low (PCO2 less than 25 torr). The alveolar gas exchange ratio, RE, was very low during the non-ventilatory periods (RE congruent to 0.5), but increased markedly during ventilation. Breathing of hypoxic and hpercapnic gases caused a pronounced decrease in the duration of breath-holds. Hypercapnia decreased breathing frequency during ventilatory periods, but increased tidal volume. The results are discussed in relation to the practice of prolonged breath-holding associated with diving in crocodiles.

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