Browsing Citations Only by Subject "Reptiles"

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    • The Advantages of ectothermy for tetrapods 

      Pough, F. Harvey (University of Chicago Press: American Naturalist, 1980-01)
      The way of life of amphibians and reptiles, in contrast to that of birds and mammals, is based on low energy flow. Many of the morphological and physiological characteristics of ectothermal tetrapods that are normally ...

    • Blood oxygen transport and delivery in reptiles 

      Pough, F. Harvey (Oxford University Press: American Zoologist, 1980)
      Cenozoic reptiles are characterized by physiological morphological and ecological systems with low energy requirements compared to those of mammals. Ectothermy and low resting rates of metabolism are the primary physiological ...