The effect of flexible growth rates on optimal sizes and development times in a seasonal environment

American Naturalist

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-395

  Abrams, Peter A ^a,b   Leimar, Olof ^a   Nylin, Sören ^a   Wiklund, Christer ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENT TIME; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT;

EID: 0029668374     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285857     Document Type: Article

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