Reproduction: The Adaptive Significance of Endothermy

American Naturalist

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 826-840

  Farmer, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Endothermy; Growth rate; Incubation; Parental care; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENDOTHERMY; EVOLUTION; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; INSECT; MAMMAL; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOGENESIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; INSECTS; MAMMALS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA; REPTILIA; SYNAPSIDA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0742323123     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380922     Document Type: Article

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