Allometry
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Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology and finally behaviour, first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892, D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 and Julian Huxley in 1932.
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See also
- Biomechanics
- Comparative physiology
- Constructal theory
- Evolutionary physiology
- Metabolic theory of ecology
- Phylogenetic comparative methods
- Power law (also known as a scaling law)
- Rensch's rule
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