Julian Huxley, Uca pugnax and the allometric method

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 569-573

  Packard, Gary C ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Crustacea; Scaling; Uca pugnax

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTIFACT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BRACHYURA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BODY WEIGHT; BRACHYURA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MINUCA PUGNAX; OCYPODIDAE; UCA;

EID: 84856512554     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.061739     Document Type: Review

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