Energy Metabolism, Brain Size and Longevity in Mammals

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• Publication year

  1983

• Venue

  The Quarterly review of biology

• Publication date

  1983-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1086/413544PMID 6665118
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