title: The proximate determinants of insect size.
abstract: One of the least understood aspects of animal development--the determination of body size--is currently the subject of intense scrutiny. A new study employs a modeling approach to expose the factors that matter in the control of insect size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Development, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 701 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. lj180@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D008954:Models, Biological