Relationships between body size and some life history parameters

L. Blueweiss; Hyman Fox; V. Kudzma; D. J. Nakashima; Robert Peters; Sierra Sams

doi:10.1007/bf00344996

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BiologyHomeothermyBroodEcologyLitterAllometryReproductionPoikilothermLarvaBody weightZoologyAvian clutch sizeAnimal scienceThermoregulationEndocrinology

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McGill University CA

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Year: 1978
Type: article
Volume: 37
Issue: 2
Pages: 257-272
Citations: 835
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                                    L. Blueweiss, 
                                
                                    Hyman Fox, 
                                
                                    V. Kudzma
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1978). 
                            Relationships between body size and some life history parameters. 
                            Oecologia
                            , 37
                            (2)
                            , 257-272.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00344996
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/bf00344996