According to a Central Hypothesis of Diving Physiology, It Is

Multiple Choice

According to a central hypothesis of diving physiology, it is adaptive for diving mammals to keep their dives shorter than their species-specific aerobic dive limit (ADL) because doing so maximizes _______ and minimizes _______.

A) time spent underwater; the time available for foraging
B) recovery time at the surface; the time spent underwater
C) the time available for foraging; exposure to predation
D) exposure to predation; the time available for foraging