Muscle Mass Scaling in Primates: An Energetic and Ecological Perspective

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 395-407

  Muchlinski, Magdalena N ^a   Snodgrass, J Josh ^b   Terranova, Carl J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Ecology; Energetics; Muscle mass; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; BONE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FAT; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; MUSCLE; PRIMATE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRIMATES;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PRIMATES; TARSIUS SYRICHTA;

EID: 84859925613     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.21990     Document Type: Article

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