A thermal model for reptiles and pelycosaurs

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Florides, G A ^a   Wrobel, L C ^b   Kalogirou, S A ^a   Tassou, S A ^b  

^a HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dimetrodon; Pelycosaurs; Reptiles; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032910928     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(98)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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