The linear allometric relationship between total metabolic energy per life span and body mass of mammals

BioSystems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 224-233

  Atanasov, Atanas Todorov ^a  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Life span; Mammals; Total metabolic energy

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BAT; BODY MASS; CARNIVORA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; LAGOMORPH; LIFESPAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLISM; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; CHIROPTERA; EUTHERIA; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; PHOLIDOTA (MAMMAL); PRIMATES; PROTOTHERIA; RODENTIA; SORICOMORPHA; THERIA; XENARTHRA;

EID: 34447116972     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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