An alternative sauropod physiology and cardiovascular system that eliminates high blood pressures

Lethaia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-57

  Siegwarth, James D ^a   Smith, Collier N ^a   Redman, Patrick D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

SAUROPODA;

EID: 79551528041     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2010.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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