Growth models of complex allometries in holometabolous insects

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-56

  Nijhout, H F ^a   Wheeler, D E ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ORYCTES RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROS; HYMENOPTERA;

ALLOMETRY; HOLOMETABOLOUS INSECT;

EID: 0029662708     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285910     Document Type: Article

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