The fast life of a dwarfed giant

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-312

  Raia, Pasquale ^a   Barbera, Carmela ^b   Conte, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dwarfism; Elephants; Island rule; Life history; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

DWARFISM; ELEPHANT; ISLAND; LIFE HISTORY; PALEOECOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ITALY;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS ANTIQUUS FALCONERI; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141786986     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025577414005     Document Type: Review

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