The interpretation of dinosaur growth patterns

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 596-597

  de Ricqlès, Armand ^a   Horner, John R ^b   Padian, Kevin ^c  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b Museum of the Rockies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LETTER;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DINOSAURS; FOSSILS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 33749517670     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2006.08.005     Document Type: Letter

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