Allometric constraints and the evolution of allometry

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 866-885

  Voje, Kjetil L ^a   Hansen, Thomas F ^a   Egset, Camilla K ^b   Bolstad, Geir H ^b   Pélabon, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Evolutionary constraint; Macroevolution; Microevolution; Ontogenetic allometry; Static allometry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; GROWTH REGULATOR; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; SUBSPECIES;

ANIMALIA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTIONARY CONSTRAINT; GENETICS; MACROEVOLUTION; MICROEVOLUTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ONTOGENETIC ALLOMETRY; STATIC ALLOMETRY;

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY CONSTRAINT; MACROEVOLUTION; MICROEVOLUTION; ONTOGENETIC ALLOMETRY; STATIC ALLOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 84896695512     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12312     Document Type: Article

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