Publication Date:
2015-10-15
Description:
Article The evolutionary transitions leading to the modern endothermic state of birds and mammals is unclear. Here, the authors use isotopologues from eggshells to determine body temperatures of females during periods of ovulation, suggesting variability existed between sauropods and the more bird-like oviraptors. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms9296 Authors: Robert A. Eagle, Marcus Enriquez, Gerald Grellet-Tinner, Alberto Pérez-Huerta, David Hu, Thomas Tütken, Shaena Montanari, Sean J. Loyd, Pedro Ramirez, Aradhna K. Tripati, Matthew J. Kohn, Thure E. Cerling, Luis M. Chiappe, John M. Eiler
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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