A new look at the scaling of size in mammalian eyes

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-232

  Burton, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Brain allometry; Eye size; Mammals

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BRAIN; EYE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MAMMAL; WHALE;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646877220     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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