Living fast and dying young: A comparative analysis of life‐history variation among mammals

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 417-437

  Promislow, D E L ^a   Harvey, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0025639572     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb04316.x     Document Type: Article

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