Article
Evolution of morphological allometry.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jul 2014
Pélabon Christophe, Firmat Cyril, Bolstad Geir H, Voje Kjetil L, Houle David, Cassara Jason, Rouzic Arnaud Le, Hansen Thomas F
Abstract excerpt
Morphological allometry refers to patterns of covariance between body parts resulting from variation in body size. Whether measured during growth (ontogenetic allometry), among individuals at similar developmental stage (static allometry), or among populations or species (evolutionary allometry), allometric relationships are often tight and relatively invariant. Consequently, it has been suggested that...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Body Size
- Growth and Development
- Humans
- Models, Theoretical
- Phenotype