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RE: sauropods: homotherm,heterotherm or gigantotherm?

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Jenya Lipatov
>
> Are we sure that an animals metabolism can't change drastically with age?
> 
That has been suggested: ontogenetic heterometabolism.

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