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- Title
Effects of size and temperature on developmental time.
- Authors
Gillooly, James. F.; Charnov, Eric L.; West, Geoffrey B.; Savage, Van M.; Brown, James H.
- Abstract
Investigates the impact of size and temperature on embryonic rates and times. Application of the principles of allometry and biochemical kinetics; Formula of the stoichiometric growth hypothesis; types of developmental stages of several animals. INSETS: Relationship of equation (3) to Q[sub 10].;Extension to post-embryonic growth.;The relationship to biological stoichiometry..
- Subjects
BODY size; TEMPERATURE; EMBRYOLOGY; STOICHIOMETRY
- Publication
Nature, 2002, Vol 417, Issue 6884, p70
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/417070a