The optimal balance between growth rate and survival in mammals

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 307-313

  Charnov, Eric L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Life histories; Life span; Product rule; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 1642344658     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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