Mortality rates of mammals

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Sibly, R M ^a   Collett, D ^a   Promislow, D E L ^b   Peacock, D J ^a   Harvey, P H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; MORTALITY RATE; SENESCENCE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030869224     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05751.x     Document Type: Article

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