LIFE-HISTORY ALLOMETRY IN MAMMALS AND SQUAMATE REPTILES - TAXON-LEVEL EFFECTS

被引：19

作者：

PROMISLOW, D ^{[1
]}

CLOBERT, J ^{[1
]}

BARBAULT, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ECOLE NORM SUPER, ECOL LAB, F-75230 PARIS 05, FRANCE

来源：

OIKOS | 1992年 / 65卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.2307/3545020

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Allometric studies in plants and animals have proven to be a growth industry over the last fifty years. More recently, there has been a renewal of interest in the change in allometric slopes with increasing taxonomic level. As with other traits that have been considered, life history traits show an increase both in slope and in level of significance with increasing taxonomic level among mammals. By contrast, among lizards. the absolute value of the allometric slopes for life history traits decreases with increasing taxonomic levels, and the relationships become less significant. We discuss a variety of possible explanations for the differences in taxon-level allometric relationships between lizards and mammals. We argue that future allometric studies, as well as life history studies in general, need to consider taxon-level information routinely.

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页码：285 / 294

页数：10

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