Heat loss from giant extinct reptiles

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1479, 2001, Pages 1921-1924

  Ruxton, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conduction; Convection; Dinosaurs; Heat transfer; Radiation; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

REPTILE;

AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; THERMOREGULATION; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0035934639     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1743     Document Type: Article

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