A comparison of methods for fitting allometric equations to field metabolic rates of animals

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-182

  Packard, Gary C ^a   Boardman, Thomas J ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Field metabolic rates; Power functions; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIZARD; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIZARDS; MARSUPIALIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE;

EID: 58649104241     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-008-0300-x     Document Type: Article

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