Pygmy sperm whale multi-omics data reveal hypoxia adaptations in deep-diving cetaceans
These findings suggest deep-diving cetaceans have unique genetic and cellular adaptations to cope with hypoxia, offering insights into how mammals handle low oxygen levels at the cellular level.
Authors
- Yousheng Xiao
- Xi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-6060)
- Wenliang Zhou
- Fuwen Wei
- Chaoming Zhang
- Xin Huang
- Yiting Chen
- Weijian Guo
- Huizhong Fan
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN)
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (CN)
- Institute of Zoology (CN)
- Jiangxi Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02495-2
- Primary Topic
- Marine animal studies overview
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00