The evolution of endothermy and its diversity in mammals and birds

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 982-997

  Grigg, Gordon C ^a   Beard, Lyn A ^a   Augee, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Linnean Society of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIRD; ENDOTHERMY; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; THERMOGENESIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; INVERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; REPTILES; THERMOGENESIS;

AVES; BOIDAE; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; TACHYGLOSSIDAE; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 13844299011     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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