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020			_a9780253013552 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
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050	0	4	_aQE862 _b.B565 2011
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aKlein, Nicole. _e1
245	1	0	_aBiology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs _bUnderstanding the Life of Giants. _c
260			_aBloomington : _bIndiana University Press, _c(c)2011.
300			_a1 online resource (368 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aLife of the Past
500			_aDescription based upon print version of record.
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505	0	0	_aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Institutional Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1 Sauropod Biology and the Evolution of Gigantism: What Do We Know?; PART 1: NUTRITION; 2 Sauropod Feeding and Digestive Physiology; 3 Dietary Options for the Sauropod Dinosaurs from an Integrated Botanical and Paleobotanical Perspective; 4 The Diet of Sauropod Dinosaurs: Implications of Carbon Isotope Analysis on Teeth, Bones, and Plants; PART 2: PHYSIOLOGY; 5 Structure and Function of the Sauropod Respiratory System
505	0	0	_a6 Reconstructing Body Volume and Surface Area of Dinosaurs Using Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry7 Body Mass Estimation, Thermoregulation, and Cardiovascular Physiology of Large Sauropods; PART 3: CONSTRUCTION; 8 How to Get Big in the Mesozoic: The Evolution of the Sauropodomorph Body Plan; 9 Characterization of Sauropod Bone Structure; 10 Finite Element Analyses and Virtual Syntheses of Biological Structures and Their Application to Sauropod Skulls
505	0	0	_a11 Walking with the Shoulder of Giants: Biomechanical Conditions in the Tetrapod Shoulder Girdle as a Basis for Sauropod Shoulder Reconstruction12 Why So Huge? Biomechanical Reasons for the Acquisition of Large Size in Sauropod and Theropod Dinosaurs; 13 Plateosaurus in 3D: How CAD Models and Kinetic-Dynamic Modeling Bring an Extinct Animal to Life; 14 Rearing Giants: Kinetic-Dynamic Modeling of Sauropod Bipedal and Tripodal Poses; 15 Neck Posture in Sauropods; PART 4: GROWTH; 16 The Life Cycle of Sauropod Dinosaurs; 17 Sauropod Bone Histology and Its Implications for Sauropod Biology
505	0	0	_aPART 5: EPILOGUE18 Skeletal Reconstruction of Brachiosaurus brancai in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin: Summarizing 70 Years of Sauropod Research; Appendix: Compilation of Published Body Mass Data for a Variety of Basal Sauropodomorphs and Sauropods; Index
520	0		_aSauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such uniquely gigantic sizes? A dedicated group of researchers in Germany in disciplines ranging from engineering and materials science to animal nutrition and paleontology went in search of the answers to these questions. Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs reports on the latest results from this seemingly disparate group of research fields and integrates them into a coherent theory regarding sauropod gigantism. Covering.
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650		0	_aDinosaurs.
650		0	_aSaurischia.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aRemes, Kristian.
700	1		_aGee, Carole T.
700	1		_aSander, Martin, _cDr.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=644482&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell