Integrating Evolutionary and Functional Tests of Adaptive Hypotheses: A Case Study of Altitudinal Di...
Integrating Evolutionary and Functional Tests of Adaptive Hypotheses: A Case Study of Altitudinal Differentiation in Hemoglobin Function in an Andean Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
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United States: Oxford University Press
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In air-breathing vertebrates, the physiologically optimal blood-O2 affinity is jointly determined by the prevailing partial pressure of atmospheric O2, the efficacy of pulmonary O2 transfer, and internal metabolic demands. Consequently, genetic variation in the oxygenation properties of hemoglobin (Hb) may be subject to spatially varying selection...
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Integrating Evolutionary and Functional Tests of Adaptive Hypotheses: A Case Study of Altitudinal Differentiation in Hemoglobin Function in an Andean Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3171258714
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3171258714
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0737-4038,1537-1719
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1537-1719
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10.1093/molbev/msu234
