Comparison of the Oxygen Diffusing Capacity of the Picui Ground Dove (Columbina picui) with Other Doves of Chile

We studied the respiratory surface density and the thickness of the air-blood barrier in the Picui Ground Dove (Columbina picui), and compared it with Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) and Blacked-winged Ground Dove (Metropelia melanoptera), two larger species. As expected, Columbina picui BMR and VO2...

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Main Authors: Alfaro, Figueroa Perez,Daniela, Sabat K,Pablo, Sallaberry,Michel, Canals L,Mauricio
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2010
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022010000100018
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