Lecturer: Bas Kooijman Affiliation: Dept Theoretical Biology, VU University Amsterdam Workshop: Dept Zoology, Melbourne University. Date: 2012/08/06 Title: kappa-rule & life history Contents: 1) standard DEB model 2) motivation for kappa-rule 3) topological alternatives 4) allocation to soma 5) specific somatic maintenance 6) assimilation & maintenance 7) priority of maintenance 8) maturation & thresholds 9) maturity maintenance 10) maintenance ratio 11) foetal development Reference: http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/research/bib/Kooy2012.pdf