Respiratory mechanics of high altitude waterfowl

Birds living at high altitude (>3,000 meters) are not only able to cope with reduced oxygen availability due to hypobaria, but they are also able to achieve one of the most metabolically costly form of locomotion at these altitudes: flight. To perform such a metabolically demanding activity, in a...

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Main Author: York, Julia McRae
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58744