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Natural selection and developmental constraints in the evolution of allometries.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Feb 2005

Frankino W Anthony, Zwaan Bas J, Stern David L, Brakefield Paul M

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In animals, scaling relationships between appendages and body size exhibit high interspecific variation but low intraspecific variation. This pattern could result from natural selection for specific allometries or from developmental constraints on patterns of differential growth. We performed artificial selection on the allometry between forewing area and body size in a butterfly to test for developmental...

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PMID: 15692049
DOI: 10.1126/science.1105409
PMCID: PMC3198854

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