On the solutions to a major life-history puzzle

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 359-364

  Atkinson, D ^a   Sibly, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ECTOTHERM; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030303497     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546078     Document Type: Review

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