Allometric algorithms

Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-353

  Gunther B ^a   Morgado, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body weight; Comparative physiology; Dimensional analysis; Logarithmic scaling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAMMALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030445642     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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