Dinosaur body temperatures: The occurrence of endothermy and ectothermy

Paleobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-122

  Seebacher, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; ECTOTHERMY; EVOLUTION; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOLATITUDE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALLIGATOR; ANKYLOSAURIDAE; CERATOPSIDAE; COELUROSAURIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; HADROSAURIDAE; HYPSILOPHODONTIDAE; SAUROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037412331     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2003)029<0105:DBTTOO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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