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Sauropod Necks: Are They Really for Heat Loss?
Three-dimensional digital models of 16 different sauropods were used to examine the scaling relationship between metabolism and surface areas of the whole body, the neck, and the tail in an attempt to see if the necks could have functioned as radiators for the elimination of excess body heat. The sa...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3812985/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24204747 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077108 |