Whole‐body endothermy: ancient, homologous and widespread among the ancestors of mammals, birds and crocodylians
The whole‐body (tachymetabolic) endothermy seen in modern birds and mammals is long
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
The evolution of mechanisms involved in vertebrate endothermy
LJ Legendre, D Davesne - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Endothermy, ie the endogenous production of metabolic heat, has evolved multiple times
among vertebrates, and several strategies of heat production have been studied extensively …
among vertebrates, and several strategies of heat production have been studied extensively …
[HTML][HTML] The origin of endothermy in synapsids and archosaurs and arms races in the Triassic
MJ Benton - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Birds and mammals are key elements of modern ecosystems, and many biologists explain
their great success by their endothermy, or warm-bloodedness. New palaeontological …
their great success by their endothermy, or warm-bloodedness. New palaeontological …
Were Notosuchia (Pseudosuchia: Crocodylomorpha) warm-blooded? A palaeohistological analysis suggests ectothermy
Most Notosuchia were active terrestrial predators. A few were semi-aquatic, or were
insectivorous, omnivorous or herbivorous. A question relative to their thermometabolism …
insectivorous, omnivorous or herbivorous. A question relative to their thermometabolism …
Paleohistological inferences of thermometabolic regimes in Notosuchia (Pseudosuchia: Crocodylomorpha) revisited
Notosuchia is a group of mostly terrestrial crocodyliforms. The presence of a prominent crest
overhanging the acetabulum, slender straight-shafted long bones with muscular insertions …
overhanging the acetabulum, slender straight-shafted long bones with muscular insertions …
Bone histology of Azendohsaurus laaroussii: implications for the evolution of thermometabolism in Archosauromorpha
This paper is aimed at constraining the phylogenetic frame of the acquisition of endothermy
by Archosauromorpha. We analyzed the bone histology of Azendohsaurus laaroussii …
by Archosauromorpha. We analyzed the bone histology of Azendohsaurus laaroussii …
[HTML][HTML] Estimating the evolutionary rates in mosasauroids and plesiosaurs: discussion of niche occupation in Late Cretaceous seas
Observations of temporal overlap of niche occupation among Late Cretaceous marine
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
Were the synapsids primitively endotherms? A palaeohistological approach using phylogenetic eigenvector maps
MG Faure-Brac, J Cubo - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The acquisition of mammalian endothermy is poorly constrained both phylogenetically and
temporally. Here, we inferred the resting metabolic rates (RMRs) and the thermometabolic …
temporally. Here, we inferred the resting metabolic rates (RMRs) and the thermometabolic …
Universal metabolic constraints shape the evolutionary ecology of diving in animals
WCEP Verberk, P Calosi… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Diving as a lifestyle has evolved on multiple occasions when air-breathing terrestrial
animals invaded the aquatic realm, and diving performance shapes the ecology and …
animals invaded the aquatic realm, and diving performance shapes the ecology and …
The genomes of two billfishes provide insights into the evolution of endothermy in teleosts
Endothermy is a typical convergent phenomenon which has evolved independently at least
eight times in vertebrates, and is of significant advantage to organisms in extending their …
eight times in vertebrates, and is of significant advantage to organisms in extending their …