The Roles of Phenotypic Plasticity and Genotypic Specialization in High Altitude Adaptation
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............................................................................................................................. ii Dedication ......................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................ v Grant Information ............................................................................................................. vi List of Tables and Figures ................................................................................................. ix Chapter I: Phenotypic Plasticity in Blood-Oxygen Transport in Highland and Lowland Deer Mice ........................................................................................................................... 1 Abstract .............................................................................................................................. 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 Materials and Methods ....................................................................................................... 7 Results .............................................................................................................................. 10 Discussion ........................................................................................................................ 11 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... 17 References ........................................................................................................................ 18 Figures and Tables ........................................................................................................... 29 Chapter II: Highland and lowland deer mice exhibit different hematological acclimation responses to chronic hypoxia ............................................................................................ 35 Abstract ............................................................................................................................ 36 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 37
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