The Allometry of Avian Basal Metabolic Rate: Good Predictions Need Good Data

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

• Publication date

  2004-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/383511PMID 15286923
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