Evolution of body size: consequences of an energetic definition of fitness

scientific article published in October 1993

Evolution of body size: consequences of an energetic definition of fitness is …
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P356DOI10.1086/285558
P698PubMed publication ID19425961
P5875ResearchGate publication ID24411691

P50authorPablo A. MarquetQ42693104
P2093author name stringJ H Brown
M L Taper
P433issue4
P1104number of pages12
P304page(s)573-584
P577publication date1993-10-01
P1433published inThe American NaturalistQ3085258
P1476titleEvolution of body size: consequences of an energetic definition of fitness
P478volume142

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