Evolution of respiratory physiology for extreme high-altitude flight in the bar-headed goose
Bar-headed geese migrate over the Himalayas at up to 9000m elevation where they must sustain the high metabolic rates needed for flight despite being severely hypoxic. The present thesis studied the respiratory physiology of this species to better understand the basis for this impressive feat. Evolu...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13075 |