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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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58744 |