Fast and slow life histories of mammals

Ecoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 292-299

  Dobson, F Stephen ^a   Oli, Madan K ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Fast slow continuum; Life history theory; Precociality; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY SIZE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MAMMAL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRECOCIALITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SURVIVAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 35248880167     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2007)14[292:FASLHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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