All of the following are adaptations of diving marine mammals for extended submersion times except:a
breathing in an extra supply of oxygen before a dive.
b. high concentrations of myoglobin.
c. greater blood volume per unit mass, compared to nondiving mammals.
d. a larger than typical spleen.
e. the collapse of lungs at fairly shallow depths.
A
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