The evolution of endothermy in terrestrial vertebrates: Who? When? Why?

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1019-1042

  Hillenius, Willem J ^a   Ruben, John A ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIRD; ENDOTHERMY; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGENESIS; TURBINATE; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; THERMOGENESIS; TURBINATES; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DINOSAURIA; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13844253921     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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