Re: energy wasteful terramegathermy (hooray) vs energy efficient gigantothermy

[Erik Omtvedt <omtvedt@mail.com>]

you wrote:

>And what about varanid MRs; in fact I rarely saw varanids even get a mention 
>throughout this paper (though I was relying on what HP Dave Marjanovic was 
>posting).<

If we are talking about large size in proportion to accelerated endothermy, not 
all varanids are so huge. Dwarf species (in Australia) only reach 12" in 
length. But I suppose you can account Komodo dragons for your theory. Please 
explain...

Best,
Erik

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