Ecological and evolutionary implications of dinosaur feeding behaviour

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-224

  Barrett, Paul M ^a   Rayfield, Emily J ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PALEOBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; DINOSAUR; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DINOSAURS; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 33646008558     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2006.01.002     Document Type: Review

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