Insectivore life histories: Further evidence against an optimum body size for mammals

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 508-513

  Symonds, M R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass; Comparative method; Insectivora; Phylogeny; Reproductive power

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; INSECTIVORE; LIFE HISTORY; MODEL TEST;

EID: 0032821724     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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