Maximal heat dissipation capacity and hyperthermia risk: neglected key factors in the ecology of endotherms
JR Speakman, E Król - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The role of energy in ecological processes has hitherto been considered primarily from the
standpoint that energy supply is limited. That is, traditional resource‐based ecological and …
standpoint that energy supply is limited. That is, traditional resource‐based ecological and …
Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: the evolution of gigantism
The herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were the
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
Farm vehicles approaching weights of sauropods exceed safe mechanical limits for soil functioning
Mechanization has greatly contributed to the success of modern agriculture, with vastly
expanded food production capabilities achieved by the higher capacity of farm machinery …
expanded food production capabilities achieved by the higher capacity of farm machinery …
Rates of dinosaur body mass evolution indicate 170 million years of sustained ecological innovation on the avian stem lineage
Large-scale adaptive radiations might explain the runaway success of a minority of extant
vertebrate clades. This hypothesis predicts, among other things, rapid rates of morphological …
vertebrate clades. This hypothesis predicts, among other things, rapid rates of morphological …
Cope's rule and the adaptive landscape of dinosaur body size evolution
The largest known dinosaurs weighed at least 20 million times as much as the smallest,
indicating exceptional phenotypic divergence. Previous studies have focused on extreme …
indicating exceptional phenotypic divergence. Previous studies have focused on extreme …
CRANIOFACIAL ANATOMY OF MAJUNGASAURUS CRENATISSIMUS (THEROPODA: ABELISAURIDAE) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF MADAGASCAR
SD Sampson, LM Witmer - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Recent fieldwork in the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Formation, northwest
Madagascar, has yielded important new skull material of the abelisaurid theropod …
Madagascar, has yielded important new skull material of the abelisaurid theropod …
Ontogenetic stages in the long bone histology of sauropod dinosaurs
Long bones (femora, humeri) are the most abundant remains of sauropod dinosaurs. Their
length is a good proxy for body length and body mass, and their histology is informative …
length is a good proxy for body length and body mass, and their histology is informative …
Body mass estimation in non‐avian bipeds using a theoretical conversion to quadruped stylopodial proportions
Body mass is strongly related to both physiological and ecological properties of living
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
Sexual maturity in growing dinosaurs does not fit reptilian growth models
Recent histological studies suggest relatively rapid growth in dinosaurs. However, the timing
of reproductive maturity (RM) in dinosaurs is poorly known because unambiguous indicators …
of reproductive maturity (RM) in dinosaurs is poorly known because unambiguous indicators …
The accuracy and precision of body mass estimation in non‐avian dinosaurs
NE Campione, DC Evans - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inferring the body mass of fossil taxa, such as non‐avian dinosaurs, provides a powerful tool
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …