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Dinosaurs, dragons, and dwarfs: The evolution of maximal body size
- G. P. Burness, Jared Diamond, T. Flannery
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 27 November 2001
Among local faunas, the maximum body size and taxonomic affiliation of the top terrestrial vertebrate vary greatly. Does this variation reflect how food requirements differ between trophic levels… Expand
Interindividual Variability in Body Composition and Resting Oxygen Consumption Rate in Breeding Tree Swallows, Tachycineta bicolor
- G. P. Burness, P. W. Hochachka, R. Ydenberg
- Biology, Medicine
- Physiological Zoology
- 1 May 1998
Basal metabolic rate is one of the most widely measured physiological traits. Previous studies on lab mice and field‐caught lizards suggest that individuals with relatively high basal metabolic rates… Expand
Oceanographic-related variation in the bone sizes of extinct great auks
- G. P. Burness, W. Montevecchi
- Biology
- Polar Biology
- 1 March 1992
SummaryWe measured the bones of extinct great auks Pinguinis impennis that were killed during recent centuries on Funk Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. Comparisons of these… Expand