Shrinking dinosaurs and the evolution of endothermy in birds

The evolution of endothermy represents a major transition in vertebrate history, yet how and why endothermy evolved in birds and mammals remains controversial. Here, we combine a heat transfer model with theropod body size data to reconstruct the evolution of metabolic rates along the bird stem line...

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Autores principales: Rezende, Enrico L., Bacigalupe, Leonardo D., Nespolo, Roberto F., Bozinovic, Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2020
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6938711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw4486

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6938711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw4486

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