Using new tools to solve an old problem: The evolution of endothermy in vertebrates

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 414-423

  Nespolo, Roberto F ^a   Bacigalupe, Leonardo D ^a   Figueroa, Christian C ^a   Koteja, Pawel ^b   Opazo, Juan C ^a  

^a Universidad Austral de   (Chile)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENDOTHERMY; FOSSIL RECORD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; PALEONTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VERTEBRATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960227965     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.04.004     Document Type: Review

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