Allometric slopes and independent contrasts: A comparative test of Kleiber's law in primate ranging patterns

American Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 519-533

  Nunn, C L ^a   Barton, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Comparative methods; Home range size; Independent contrasts; Primates

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PRIMATE; RANGE SIZE;

EID: 0033786357     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303405     Document Type: Article

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