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News Physiol Sci 5: 191-193, 1990;
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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol 5, 191-193, Copyright © 1990 by International Union of Physiological Sciences

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High-Altitude Bird Flight: Exercise in a Hostile Environment

MR Fedde

A few species of birds, notably the bar-headed goose (Anser indicus), fly at great altitudes (9.000 m or 29.500 ft) and undergo severe hypoxia during their semiannual migration. Specializations in a number of organ systems of these birds appear to allow this activity.




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