The relationship of neonate mass and incubation temperature to embryonic development time in a range of animal taxa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 369-375

  Gillooly, J F ^a   Dodson, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Development time; Egg; Embryo; Fish; Hatching; Incubation; Mass; Size; Temperature; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; INCUBATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

EID: 0034234932     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283690000710X     Document Type: Article

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