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Allometry

Allometry (Ancient Greek ἄλλος állos "other", μέτρον métron "measurement") is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology and behaviour, first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892, by D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 in On Growth and Form and by Julian Huxley in 1932.

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Isometric scaling and geometric similarity

Allometric scaling

Determining if a system is scaling with allometry

Physiological scaling

Allometric scaling in fluid locomotion

Allometric engineering

In characteristics of a city

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Determinants of size in different species

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Allometry

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related to Determining if a system is scaling with allometry · 11
Allometry → Comparing, Data, For, Hill, It, Saying, That, This, To, Using, Wilson
see also · 10
Allometry → Biological, Biomass, Body, Concept, Functional, Methods, Quantitative, Rensch's, Study, Theory
related to Allometric scaling · 9
Allometry → Allometric, Conversely, Dialogues Concerning Two New, Galileo, If, One, Sciences, The, Varanidae
related to Metabolic rate and body mass · 9
Allometry → BMR, In, Kleiber's, Max Kleiber, Overall, Statistical, The, These, This
related to In characteristics of a city · 7
Allometry → Arguing, Bettencourt, Bettencourt's, GDP, Gomez-Lievano, Theoretical, This
related to Isometric scaling and geometric similarity · 6
Allometry → An, In, Isometric, Similarly, Therefore, This
related to overview · 3
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body mass scaling size also metabolic fluid organism animal allometric rate power scale different slope species example animals displaystyle organisms

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legsinstance ofwhere a small change in overall body size can lead to an enormous and disproportionate increase in the dimensions of appendages0.80text
antennaeinstance ofwhere a small change in overall body size can lead to an enormous and disproportionate increase in the dimensions of appendages0.80text
or hornsinstance ofwhere a small change in overall body size can lead to an enormous and disproportionate increase in the dimensions of appendages0.80text
dimensional analysis is very helpful in determining expected slopeinstance ofUsing tools0.80text
head length to head width might yield different results from comparing head length to body lengthinstance ofComparing a characteristic0.80text
those collected in scaling is to use log-transformation.There are two reasons why logarithmic transformation should be used to study allometryinstance ofA common way to analyze data0.80text
these demonstrate the physiological adaptations to environmental changes that animals undergo.Energy metabolism is subjected to the scaling of an animalinstance ofAnalyses0.80text
can be overcome by an individual's body designinstance ofAnalyses0.80text
a 6-foot-6-inchinstance oforganisms0.80text
birds are also considered as moving through a fluidinstance ofanimals have to expend a portion of their energy during locomotion to fight the effects of gravity.Flying organisms0.80text
insects can make gain advantage from the viscosity of the fluidinstance ofsmall organisms0.80text
availability of foodinstance ofbut conditions0.80text

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