Adjective : young and warm-blooded valor. From Dictionary.com.
A complete theory of the evolution of warm-bloodedness is not available. From Wordnik.com. [A New Book] Reference
What does common descent inform us about the step by step evolution of warm-bloodedness?. From Wordnik.com. [A New Book] Reference
Zach, what does Common Descent inform us about the step by step evolution of warm-bloodedness?. From Wordnik.com. [A New Book] Reference
Zachriel, what does common descent inform us about the step by step evolution of warm-bloodedness?. From Wordnik.com. [A New Book] Reference
The benefit of warm-bloodedness is increased activity at the expense of greater calorie requirements. From Wordnik.com. [A New Book] Reference
February 3rd, 2010 at 2: 50 pm chunkdz: what does common descent inform us about the step by step evolution of warm-bloodedness?. From Wordnik.com. [A New Book] Reference
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Thus, several of the mammalian conditions which Gish implies the therapsids lacked were, indeed, probably present, including a diaphragm and warm-bloodedness. From Wordnik.com. [What a difference a day makes. - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Why would evolution favor warm-bloodedness when it has such a high energy cost?. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The research pointed to warm-bloodedness being an ancestral trait that emerged early in dinosaur evolution. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Because warm-bloodedness, a condition that requires a lot of calories, may have evolved to keep fungal infections at bay. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
It has been postulated that the reason that we survived the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs is our warm-bloodedness and hair. From Wordnik.com. [Telic Thoughts] Reference
If the temperature falls, as in hibernating mammals (whose warm-bloodedness is imperfect), the rate of the vital process is slowed down -- sometimes dangerously. From Wordnik.com. [The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told] Reference
The quality of warm-bloodedness is a prerogative of birds and mammals, and it means that the body keeps an almost constant temperature, day and night, year in and year out. From Wordnik.com. [The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told] Reference
They do, however, freeze solid in winter and scientists know that there were several periods of global cooling that the dinosuars survived - warm-bloodedness was simply one possible reason offered. From Wordnik.com. [THE STEEL DEAL] Reference
I realize there is a move afoot to cede ever more mammalian-like qualities to dinosaurs, such as child-rearing, warm-bloodedness, complex social structures and even rudimentary cooperatve behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [THE STEEL DEAL] Reference
Given that background knowledge, when she learns that whales are cetacea, an order of the class mammalia, and learns what the characteristics of mammals are, including warm-bloodedness, she knows, without being told anything more, that whales aren't fish. From Wordnik.com. [The RBC] Reference
For certain animals caloric intake sufficient to survive on a day-to-day basis isn't much of a problem so the benefits of being cold-blooded (slow metabolism) aren't particularly valuable but perhaps being nimble or able to travel relatively large distances (benefits of warm-bloodedness) in short periods of time might be very valuable. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
The neopallium was developed further in that group of reptiles which, about 100 million years ago or so, underwent some remarkable changes " changing scales into hair, developing warm-bloodedness, and, in general, becoming mammals, the most complex and successful class of Vertebrata. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Thus dinosaur posture suggested warm-bloodedness. From Wordnik.com. [Jurassic Park]
"We want to look at where warm-bloodedness emerged, and where it didn't emerge. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"To prove my conclusions of warm-bloodedness. From Wordnik.com. [Dinosaur Planet]
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