Non-avian reptiles have ranges of adaptations to make theirhearts more efficient than their predecessor chordates.
a) Why do people say that reptiles have a “3.5†chamberheart?
b) How does heart morphology differ between the four majorgroups of reptiles?
c) How does an average reptile heart differ from the othermembers of the reptilomorpha?
d) Part of why the heart of reptiles can remain more “basal†isbecause of their low metabolic need – why is metabolic need solow?
