title: On the evolution and adaptive significance of postnatal growth rates in the terrestrial vertebrates.
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001717:Birds / Q000254:growth & development; D001724:Birth Weight; D001835:Body Weight; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development; D001947:Breeding; D002980:Climate; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development; D006128:Growth; D008098:Litter Size; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000254:growth & development; D009026:Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D012104:Reptiles / Q000254:growth & development; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*