Dinosaur fossils predict body temperatures

PLoS Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1467-1469

  Gillooly, James F ^a   Allen, Andrew P ^b   Charnov, Eric L ^c,d  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; REPTILE; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DINOSAURS; FOSSILS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747333295     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040248     Document Type: Article

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