Re: follow-up on sauropods

[Betty Cunningham <bettyc@flyinggoat.com>]

not necessarily true.  mammals also grow stunted with less-than-adequate
food.  with NO food, yes, starvation takes its toll but with less than
what is required the animal simply doesn't grow well and is weaker and
less-likley to breed than more robust specimens.

-Betty

Colette H. Adams wrote:
>  Birds and mammals are
> far more limited in this respect.  If unable to acquire enough food to
> sustain their high growth rates, they simply die.