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However, a 3-fold increase in concentration of myoglobin ought to result in a similar fold increase in max time of breath holding, and the researchers show that body mass also makes a critical contribution to an animal's ability to hold its breath, with the overall equation for the contribution of body mass and myoglobin net charge as follows: | However, a 3-fold increase in concentration of myoglobin ought to result in a similar fold increase in max time of breath holding, and the researchers show that body mass also makes a critical contribution to an animal's ability to hold its breath, with the overall equation for the contribution of body mass and myoglobin net charge as follows: | ||
log (maximum time underwater) = 0.223*log(body mass) + 0.972*log(myoglobin net charge) + 0.891 | |||
As Asian elephant's weight is ~3K Kg, and a sperm whale's weight is ~50K Kg, it is clear that the modest increase in net charge contributes about the same as the enormous difference in body mass to the maximum time underwater. | As Asian elephant's weight is ~3K Kg, and a sperm whale's weight is ~50K Kg, it is clear that the modest increase in net charge contributes about the same as the enormous difference in body mass to the maximum time underwater. | ||