Aspects of bioenergetics and civilization

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-214

  Zotin, A I ^b   Lamprecht, I ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY MASS; BRAIN SIZE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INSECT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PASSERIFORMES; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030573511     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0097     Document Type: Article

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