A general model for ontogenetic growth

Nature

Volumn 413, Issue 6856, 2001, Pages 628-631

  West, Geoffrey B ^a,b   Brown, James H ^b,c   Enquist, Brian J ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLS; TISSUE;

GROWTH RATES;

BIODIVERSITY;

GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; MODELING;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ENERGY; GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0035846161     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35098076     Document Type: Article

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