Re: Herbivore and predation

[Matt Fraser <mattf+@pitt.edu>]

On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, John Bois wrote:

> Me too. But I think this dynamic view of territory is more useful in
> thinking about cretaceous days than a fixed site.  Along these lines, I
> read that Sternberg predicted that dino nests would be found more often in
> "uplands".  Horner took this advice and hit paydirt.  Was this an active
> prediction or did it stem more from just not being able to find eggs in
> lowlands?  What hypotheses could be formed for colonial nesters seeking
> upland environments?

It's dryer higher!  Maybe there were rainy seasons that the reproductive
cycle linked to.

Just a thought,

Matt

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