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allometry: a standalone construct

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allometry1 CONSTRUCTAllometryGOULD · DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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Developmental biology

the change in proportions of body parts with overall size, described by a power law and studied across ontogeny and phylogeny.

In developmental biology, allometry refers to the change in proportions of body parts with overall size, described by a power law and studied across ontogeny and phylogeny. This meaning comes from Gould (1966) in Biological Reviews.[1]

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References

  1. Gould, S. J. (1966). Allometry and Size in Ontogeny and Phylogeny. Biological Reviews, 41(4), 587-638. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185x.1966.tb01624.x

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