A Mathematical Model for Body Temperatures of Large Reptiles: Implications for Dinosaur Ecology

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• Publication year

  1973

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  1973-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/282842
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