M+Team

=**Dinosaur Metabolism**=

Team members: Alexander, Brandon, Erin, Imane, Janine, Rhea, Taneshaa, Victoria,
1. What do we mean by "metabolism"? What are the terms and concepts? Explain what the text presents in everyday terms. (pages 199-201) RESEARCHER: BRANDON URLS:,,,

2. What do we know about dinosaur metabolism from evidence of how dinosaurs stood and moved? What do we know about dinosaur brain complexity and how does it tie into dinosaur movement and metabolism? (pages 201-203) RESEARCHER(S): VICTORIA URLS:http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/faq/s-misc/metab/index.html; http://dml.cmnh.org/1997Jan/msg00115.html; http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?typ=fulltext&file=BBE2004063002107

3. What do dinosaur bones tell us about dinosaur metabolism? Specifically, what do teeth and jaws and bone microstructure indicate about dinosaur metabolism? (pages 203- 206) RESEARCHER: JANINE URLS:

4. What does dinosaurs' relationship to birds and other living creatures indicate about dinosaur metabolism. Specifically, what is the evidence on blood pressure, geographic distribution and migration, bird ancestry and social behavior? (pages 206-211) RESEARCHER: TANESHAA? ALEXANDER? URLS:

5. What do we know about how much food dinosaurs ate, about how big some of them were, and what does this mean for dinosaur metabolism? (pages 211-213) RESEARCHER: IMANE URLS: http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4766 http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4743 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5204/is_2002/ai_n19124268/pg_5

6. What are some of the other, more recent studies on dinosaur metabolism that our textbook mentions? Specifically, what do we know about dinosaur metabolism from the study of oxygen chemistry and from nasal bones? (pages 212-214) RESEARCHER: RHEA? URLS:

7. What other recent studies on dinosaur metabolism have been done that are not mentioned in the textbook? Provide details. RESEARCHER: ERIN? URLS:http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-07/plos-maf070506.php*http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi/artid=1489188*http://www.scienceclarified.com/dispute/Vol-1/Were-dinosaurs-hot-blooded-animals.html