Effects of seasonality and environmental gradients on Spartina alterniflora allometry and primary production
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3494
Abstract: Abstract Predictions of how salt marsh primary production and carbon storage will respond to environmental change can be improved through detailed datasets documenting responses to real‐world environmental variation. To address a shortage of detailed studies… read more here.
Keywords: production; allometry; effects seasonality; primary production ... See more keywords
Multivariate Craniodental Allometry of Tarsiers
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DOI: 10.1007/s10764-018-0034-x
Abstract: Evolutionary allometry describes size and shape differences across taxa matched for developmental stage (e.g., adulthood). Allometric studies can identify subtle differences among species, and therefore help researchers interested in small-bodied, cryptic species such as tarsiers.… read more here.
Keywords: craniodental allometry; allometry tarsiers; allometry; differences among ... See more keywords
Assessing the scaling of the tree branch diameters frequency distribution with terrestrial laser scanning: methodological framework and issues
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DOI: 10.1007/s13595-019-0854-7
Abstract: Key messageThis article presents a specific methodology for assessing the scaling of the frequency distribution of the branch diameters within a tree from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), using large oak trees (Quercus petraea(Matt.) Liebl.) as… read more here.
Keywords: allometry; terrestrial laser; branch; frequency distribution ... See more keywords
How did modern morphology evolve in the human mandible? The relationship between static adult allometry and mandibular variability in Homo sapiens.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103026
Abstract: Key to understanding human origins are early Homo sapiens fossils from Jebel Irhoud, as well as from the early Late Pleistocene sites Tabun, Border Cave, Klasies River Mouth, Skhul, and Qafzeh. While their upper facial… read more here.
Keywords: shape; allometry; early sapiens; morphology ... See more keywords
The biomechanical origin of extreme wing allometry in hummingbirds
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01223-x
Abstract: Flying animals of different masses vary widely in body proportions, but the functional implications of this variation are often unclear. We address this ambiguity by developing an integrative allometric approach, which we apply here to… read more here.
Keywords: allometry; extreme wing; wing velocity; allometry hummingbirds ... See more keywords
Territorial damselflies are larger and show negative allometry in their genitalia
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab109
Abstract: The ‘functional allometry’ hypothesis proposes that the variation in allometric patterns of sexually selected traits is related to their function. We hypothesize that the allometric patterns for genitalia of aggressively territorial organisms are different from… read more here.
Keywords: allometry; territorial damselflies; body size; larger show ... See more keywords
Why the long face? Static allometry in the sexually dimorphic phenotypes of Neotropical electric fishes
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DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly076
Abstract: The evolution of sexually dimorphic traits is thought to have marked effects on underlying patterns of static allometry. These traits can negatively affect organismal survivability by creating trade-offs between trait size and performance. Here we… read more here.
Keywords: allometry; face static; electric fishes; sexually dimorphic ... See more keywords
Rensching cats and dogs: feeding ecology and fecundity trends explain variation in the allometry of sexual size dimorphism
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170453
Abstract: The tendency for sexual size dimorphism (SSD) to increase with body mass in taxa where males are larger, and to decrease when females are larger, is known as Rensch's rule. In mammals, where the trend… read more here.
Keywords: allometry; feeding ecology; size dimorphism; sexual size ... See more keywords
Evolution of static allometry and constraint on evolutionary allometry in a fossil stickleback
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13984
Abstract: Allometric scaling describes the relationship of trait size to body size within and among taxa. The slope of the population‐level regression of trait size against body size (i.e. static allometry) is typically invariant among closely… read more here.
Keywords: static allometry; evolutionary allometry; size; constraint ... See more keywords
Static allometries do not reflect evolutionary allometry in exaggerated weaponry of male New Zealand sheetweb spiders (Cambridgea spp.)
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14100
Abstract: Across the animal kingdom, exaggerated weaponry is frequently used by one sex to contest access for potential mates. Within species, if disproportionate investment in weaponry confers an advantage to larger individuals, this may result in… read more here.
Keywords: static allometries; zealand sheetweb; new zealand; evolutionary allometry ... See more keywords
A Revision of the Traditional Analysis Method of Allometry to Allow Extension of the Normality-Borne Complexity of Error Structure: Examining the Adequacy of a Normal-Mixture Distribution-Driven Error Term
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/8310213
Abstract: Huxley's model of simple allometry provides a parsimonious scheme for examining scaling relationships in scientific research, resource management, and species conservation endeavors. Factors including biological error, analysis method, sample size, and overall data quality can… read more here.
Keywords: normal mixture; error term; term; analysis ... See more keywords