A statistical model for the genetic origin of allometric scaling laws in biology

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-135

  Wu, Rongling ^a   Ma, Chang Xing ^a   Littell, Ramon C ^a   Casella, George ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY;

ACCURACY; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; BIOMEDICINE; BODY SIZE; GENOME ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SCALE UP; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0036426079     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(02)93114-0     Document Type: Article

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