Comparative analysis of animal growth: A primate continuum revealed by a new dimensionless growth rate coefficient

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1485-1492

  Vinicius, Lucio ^a   Mumby, Hannah S ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth rates; Life history; Phylogenetic regression; Primates

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES;

ANIMALIA; GALAGO; GALAGONIDAE; MAMMALIA; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 84876845293     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12043     Document Type: Article

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