Darwin and Huxley revisited: the origin of allometry.
The relative sizes of parts of an organism frequently depend on the absolute size of the individual, a relationship that is generally described by power laws. I show here that these power laws are a consequence of the way evolution operates.
Stevens
Charles F
CF
The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. stevens@salk.edu
D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005075:Biological Evolution; D049628:Body Size; D003386:Brachyura / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D046369:Finches / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology