How the 'terror crocodile' grew so big
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Growth indices from skeletons of Deinosuchus, a giant crocodylian from the Late Cretaceous period of North America, show growth rates similar to those of smaller crocodylian taxa. This suggests that the gigantic size of Deinosuchus was achieved by prolonging development. Deinosuchus required more than 35 years to reach adult size, compared with only seven to eight years for dinosaurs of similar size, such as hadrosaurs.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Controlling avian flu at the source
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Two examples of successful intervention strategies for controlling H5N1 transmission to human, which are believed in merit greater consideration, are highlighted. They include the documented instance of bird to human infection with the H5N1 flu virus in Hong Kong and Thailand's success with the time-honoured agricultural practice of surveillance, restriction of poultry movement, and culling, with farmer compensation.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Dinosaurian growth patterns and rapid avian growth rates
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It has been established that dinosaurs had sigmoidal growth curves similar to those of other vertebrates, but had unique growth rates with regard to body mass. Assuming the dinosaurian growth patterns apply to other outgroups to the Avialae, birds surpassed the rates of non-avian dinosaurs during or after the evolution of birds.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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