High C/N ratio (not low-energy content) of vegetation may have driven gigantism in sauropod dinosaurs and perhaps omnivory and/or endothermy in their juveniles

Functional Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-135

  Wilkinson, David M ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C N; Dinosaur; Plant biochemistry; Sauropod; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CARBON; DINOSAUR; ECTOTHERMY; ENDOTHERMY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HERBIVORE; JUVENILE; MESOZOIC; NITROGEN; OMNIVORY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA;

EID: 84873094197     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12033     Document Type: Article

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