Respiratory and reproductive paleophysiology of dinosaurs and early birds

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-164

  Ruben, John A ^a   Jones, Terry D ^b   Geist, Nicholas R ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RESPIRATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIRD; BREATHING; DINOSAUR; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION; TURBINATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DINOSAURS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOSSILS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PALEONTOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; TURBINATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; THEROPODA; VARANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038480095     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375425     Document Type: Review

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