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Biology Faculty & Staff Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
Background: Forty years ago, G.C. Williams predicted that reproductive effort should be inversely related to the average adult life span across species. Aim: Use allometric life-history theory to refine that prediction. Result: Reproductive effort should be inversely proportional to average adult life span, a −1 scaling rule.
Publisher
Evolutionary Ecology Research
Volume
7
First Page
1221
Last Page
1222
Language (ISO)
English
Keywords
allometry, life history, optimization, trade-offs, WilliamsΓÇÖ hypothesis
Recommended Citation
Evolutionary Ecology Research 7:1221-1222