New insights into the respiration and metabolic physiology of Lystrosaurus

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 363-371

  Laaß, Michael ^a   Hampe, Oliver ^b   Schudack, Michael ^c   Hoff, Corinna ^d   Kardjilov, Nikolay ^e   Hilger, André ^e  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Gonometrics ^*  (Germany)

^e HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anomodontia; Karoo basin; Lower Triassic; Lystrosaurus; Respiration

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ENDOTHERMY; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; HERBIVORE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESPIRATION; SKULL; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TOMOGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANOMODONTIA; AVES; LYSTROSAURUS; MAMMALIA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 80052753158     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2010.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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