Animals With Higher Body Temperatures are More Likely to Evolve Into Herbivores, Study Finds
August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
A University of Arizona study has uncovered a surprising relationship between an animal's body temperature and its likelihood of evolving into an herbivore. The study, published Monday in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, offers fresh insights into the evolution of plant-based diets across tetrapods, which include the land vertebrates - amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals . . .
A University of Arizona study has uncovered a surprising relationship between an animal's body temperature and its likelihood of evolving into an herbivore. The study, published Monday in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, offers fresh insights into the evolution of plant-based diets across tetrapods, which include the land vertebrates - amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals . . .