Modelling the ontogeny of ectotherms exhibiting indeterminate growth

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-81

  Dumas, André ^a   France, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bertalanffy equation; Fish; Growth; Mathematical modelling; Mollusc

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BODY MASS; ECTOTHERMY; FISH; GROWTH MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONTOGENY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYO GROWTH; MODEL; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; FISHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLLUSCA;

ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 49049094189     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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