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Body mass across all mammals is predicted by the scaled ratio of reproduction rate to adult mortality rate.
Body mass across all mammals is predicted by the scaled ratio of reproduction rate to adult mortality rate.
Life History Optimization and the Macroevolution of Mammal Body Size
Although body size is linked to nearly every aspect of an organism's biology, its evolution remains poorly understood. Here, an analytical life history model of optimal size is tested for the first ti...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Body mass across all mammals is predicted by the scaled ratio of reproduction rate to adult mortality rate.
Body mass across all mammals is predicted by the scaled ratio of reproduction rate to adult mortality rate.