Mammalian metabolism, longevity and parasite species richness

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1456, 2000, Pages 1999-2003

  Morand, S ^a   Harvey, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Comparative analysis; Helminths; Independent contrasts method; Mammals; Parasite species richness

Indexed keywords

LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PARASITISM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIODIVERSITY; BODY MASS; EVOLUTION; LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034619093     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1241     Document Type: Article

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