Shrinkage of body size of small insects: A possible link to global warming?

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 727-729

  He, Ji Huan ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CELLS; METABOLISM;

ALLOMETRY; E-INFINITY THEORY; METABOLIC RATE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 34247154841     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2006.04.052     Document Type: Article

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