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- noun biology A form of
thermoregulation in whichheat is generated by the organism'smetabolism
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"There is as large body of earlier work about the potential competitive advantages of mammals and/or birds over earlier reptilian groups", based on such traits as lactation, specialized teeth, brain size, and endothermy.
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But, as Penny and Phillips point out, "[t] here is as large body of earlier work about the potential competitive advantages of mammals and/or birds over earlier reptilian groups", based on such traits as lactation, specialized teeth, brain size, and endothermy.
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Some of these animals evolved small body size, and probably endothermy and body fur.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Dinosaur body temperature: The occurrence of endothermy and ectothermy, Paleobiology, Winter 2003.
Endotherm 2008
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I remember that I answered the first with a question about the development of body temperature regulation endothermy in mammals.
Archive 2008-10-01 Bardiac 2008
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"There is as large body of earlier work about the potential competitive advantages of mammals and/or birds over earlier reptilian groups", based on such traits as lactation, specialized teeth, brain size, and endothermy.
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More specifically, it exhibits regional endothermy; the ability to generate heat in the viscera, brain, eyes and slow-twitch muscle fibres.
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Evolution and consequences of endothermy in fishes.
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I'm lost as to how you think endothermy (warm/cold blooded is misleading, don't use the terms) leads to few calories being burnt through exercise.
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Beard LA, Augee ML (2004) The evolution of endothermy and its diversity in mammals and birds.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010
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