Was basking important in the evolution of mammalian endothermy?

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 412-414

  Geiser, Fritz ^a,b   Goodship, Nicola ^a   Pavey, Chris R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; THERMOREGULATION;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARNIVORA; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PSEUDANTECHINUS MACDONNELLENSIS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036751696     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-002-0349-4     Document Type: Article

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