Fig. 2. Surface temperatures (T) of the bill increased in bar-headed geese
(BG, top row), greylag geese (GG, middle row) and pekin ducks (PD, bottom row)
during stepwise hypoxia. Inspired O2 was reduced from 21% to 12%,
9%, 7%, and then in bar-headed geese only to 5%. Each level of hypoxia was
sustained for 15 min. Scale bar, 10 cm.