... avian respiratory system may lend itself to maintaining oxygen delivery at altitude, so it would be interesting to investigate how altitude affects the respiratory mechanics of mammalian taxa, such as deer mice or bats that inhabit a wide altitudinal range. Author contributions...

... of Biologists Limited 1998 diving air sac avian respiratory system air sac pressure tufted duck Aythya fuligula There is evidence that aerobic metabolism is the major source of energy production during normal feeding dives in many aquatic birds ( Butler and Jones, 1997 ). To accommodate...