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Biology Faculty & Staff Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
The concept of lifetime reproductive effort[LRE] is defined for arbitrary age structured populations. Optimal life history theory with metabolic production constraints is developed to predict the numeric value of LRE; This is tested with large data sets for mammals and lizards.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Volume
170
First Page
129
Last Page
142
Language (ISO)
English
Keywords
Reproduction, Mammals, Lizards, Metabolic Ecology
Recommended Citation
American Naturalist 170 : E129-E142 (2007)