Does life consistently maximise energy intensity?

Biological Reviews

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 859-879

  Milewski, Antoni V ^a   Mills, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Catalysts; Competition; Convergence; Electromagnetism; Evolution; Metabolism; Metals; Micronutrients; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOTA; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOTA; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 78650412155     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00131.x     Document Type: Review

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