Relationship between field metabolic rate and body weight in mammals: Effect of the study

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Riek, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Field metabolic rate; Mammals; Meta analysis; Study effect

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; MAMMAL; META-ANALYSIS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 53549095214     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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