Dinosaur physiology. Evidence for mesothermy in dinosaurs

Were dinosaurs ectotherms or fast-metabolizing endotherms whose activities were unconstrained by temperature? To date, some of the strongest evidence for endothermy comes from the rapid growth rates derived from the analysis of fossil bones. However, these studies are constrained by a lack of compar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2014-06, Vol.344 (6189), p.1268-1272
Hauptverfasser:	Grady, John M, Enquist, Brian J, Dettweiler-Robinson, Eva, Wright, Natalie A, Smith, Felisa A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Body Temperature Dinosaurs - classification Dinosaurs - growth & development Dinosaurs - metabolism Energy Metabolism Fossils Phylogeny
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