Scaling of insect metabolic rate is inconsistent with the nutrient supply network model

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 282-290

  Chown, S L ^a   Marais, E ^a   Terblanche, J S ^a   Klok, C J ^a,e   Lighton, J R B ^b,c   Blackburn, T M ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Sable Systems International   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insects; Interspecific scaling; Intraspecific scaling; Metabolic rate; Metabolic theory of ecology

Indexed keywords

ANT; BODY SIZE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EYE; INSECT; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMORPHISM;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 33947257930     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01245.x     Document Type: Article

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