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Is maximum sustainable yield independent of body size for mammals (and others)?

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Provided carrying capacity (K) for non-primate mammals scales with the −0.75 power of adult body weight (W), MSY (in weight) should be approximately one-sixth ofC, whereC is defined byK =CW −0.75.

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Charnov, E.L. Is maximum sustainable yield independent of body size for mammals (and others)?. Evol Ecol 7, 309–311 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01237748

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