Dichotomy of eutherian reproduction and metabolism

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-115

  Müller, Dennis W H ^a   Codron, Daryl ^a   Werner, Jan ^b   Fritz, Julia ^c   Hummel, Jürgen ^d   Griebeler, Eva Maria ^b   Clauss, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Dept of Veterinary Sciences ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANATOMY; BRAIN; DATA SET; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITERATURE REVIEW; METABOLISM; REPRODUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

AVES; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84355161795     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19505.x     Document Type: Article

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