A general model for effects of temperature on ectotherm ontogenetic growth and development

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1734, 2012, Pages 1840-1846

  Zuo, Wenyun ^a   Moses, Melanie E ^a,b   West, Geoffrey B ^c,d   Hou, Chen ^e   Brown, James H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b MSC01 1070   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Development rate; Ectotherm development; Energy budget; Growth rate; Temperature size rule

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECTOTHERMY; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATURATION; ONTOGENY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863386987     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2000     Document Type: Article

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