Dynamics of starvation and recovery predict extinction risk and both Damuth’s law and Cope’s rule
Energetic constraints produce a fundamental tradeoff in starvation and recovery rates, impacting eco-evolutionary dynamics. Here, Yeakel et al. develop a nutritional state-structured model that predicts population size as a function of body mass known as Damuth’s law, and a mechanism for Cope’s rule...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-02-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02822-y |