Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy - Nature.com

7/20/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 7 months ago

The functional morphology of the fluid-filled semicircular ducts of the inner ear is adapted to body temperature and behavioural activity and can be used to investigate the evolution of endothermy.

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