Which increased physiological demand causes collapse avian air sac system during high soaring altitudes?

💡 Explanation

When soaring at high altitudes, birds experience reduced oxygen partial pressure necessitating a substantially increased ventilation rate, possibly to a point exceeding capabilities, inducing stresses causing air sac system collapse/rupture. Therefore the lowered oxygen pressure causes structural issues, not the other options which have different physiological effects altogether.

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