Interspecific allometry of population density in mammals and other animals: the independence of body mass and population energy-use

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Journal Article Interspecific allometry of population density in mammals and other animals: the independence of body mass and population energy-use Get access JOHN DAMUTH JOHN DAMUTH 1Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 20560, U.S.A Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 31, Issue 3, July 1987, Pages 193–246, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1987.tb01990.x Published: 28 June 2008 Article history Received: 23 October 1986 Accepted: 30 January 1987 Published: 28 June 2008

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AllometryBiologyInterspecific competitionIndependence (probability theory)PopulationNatural historyPopulation densityEcologyZoologyDemographySociologyStatistics

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Year: 1987
Type: article
Volume: 31
Issue: 3
Pages: 193-246
Citations: 541
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                                    John Damuth
                                
                            (1987). 
                            Interspecific allometry of population density in mammals and other animals: the independence of body mass and population energy-use. 
                            Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
                            , 31
                            (3)
                            , 193-246.
                            https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1987.tb01990.x

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1987.tb01990.x