The evolution of mammalian body temperature: The Cenozoic supraendothermic pulses

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 579-589

  Lovegrove, Barry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Cursors; Mammals; Metatarsal:femur; Supraendothermy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; OXYGEN;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BOVIDS; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMUR; FOSSIL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAMMAL; METATARSAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOOTH;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBON ISOTOPES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMUR; FOSSILS; MAMMALS; METATARSAL BONES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RUMINANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 84859817467     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-011-0642-7     Document Type: Article

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