Did pathogens facilitate the rise of endothermy?
The evolutionary success of endothermy in mammals and birds represents an enduring enigma. Relative to an ectotherm of equivalent body size, endotherms expend many times the energy to maintain high, stable body temperatures. What source or sources of selection could have favored such an energeticall...
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| Language: | English |
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Queen's University
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Ideas in Ecology and Evolution |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/IEE/article/view/13342 |