An Evolutionary Cascade Model for Sauropod Dinosaur Gigantism - Overview, Update and Tests
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Title
An Evolutionary Cascade Model for Sauropod Dinosaur Gigantism - Overview, Update and Tests
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Keywords
Sauropoda, Dinosaurs, Gigantism, Physiological parameters, Birds, Evolutionary biology, Mammals, Basal metabolic rate measurement
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 8, Issue 10, Pages e78573
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2013-10-31
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0078573
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