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Allometry of Workers of the Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta [PDF]
, 2003 The relationship between worker body size and the shape of their body parts was explored in the polymorphic ant, Solenopsis invicta. The data consisted of 20 measurements of body parts as well as sums of some of these measurements.
Mikheyev, Alexander S. +2 more
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An allometry-based approach for understanding forest structure, predicting tree-size distribution and assessing the degree of disturbance [PDF]
, 2012 Tree-size distribution is one of the most investigated subjects in plant population biology. The forestry literature reports that tree-size distribution trajectories vary across different stands and/or species, while the metabolic scaling theory suggests
Anfodillo, Tommaso +5 more
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Root anatomical traits contribute to deeper rooting of maize under compacted field conditions [PDF]
, 2020 © The Author(s) 2020. To better understand the role of root anatomy in regulating plant adaptation to soil mechanical impedance, 12 maize lines were evaluated in two soils with and without compaction treatments under field conditions.
Bengough, A. Glyn +4 more
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Multivariate Allometry and Australopithecine Variation [PDF]
Evolution, 1976 Allometry is differential relative growth, or simply a change in shape with increasing size. The concept of allometry is invoked by some students to explain the variation among early hominid fossils which others attribute to taxonomic variation. Brace (1963) and most recently Wolpoff (1973a) explain morphological shape differences between the "robust ...
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.We describe the functional anatomy of masticatory muscles in nine opossums, finding a generalized anatomical pattern with differences related to skull morphology. Variation in quantitative myological data and estimated bite force was mostly related to size, and the increase in bite force supports dietary diversification associated with size increase ...
Juann A. F. H. Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Morphometrics of Pseudorasbora parva (Schlegel, 1842) (Cyprinidae: Gobioninae), a species introduced into the Polish waters [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 1998 A morphological analysis of 11 meristic and 25 plastic characters, based on 72 specimens of Pseudorasbora parva from carp ponds in the region of Ruda Sułowska (Barycz R. system, SW Poland).
J. Kotusz, A. Witkowski
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Ownership-dependent mating tactics of minor males of the beetle Librodor japonicus (Nitidulidae) with intra-sexual dimorphism of mandibles [PDF]
, 2007 Intra-sexual dimorphism is found in the weapons of many male beetles. Different behavioral tactics to access females between major and minor males, which adopt fighting and alternative tactics, respectively, are thought to maintain the male dimorphism ...
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Why does allometry evolve so slowly?
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2019 Morphological allometry is striking due to its evolutionary conservatism, making it an example of a certain sort of evolutionary stasis. Organisms that vary in size, whether for developmental, environmental or evolutionary reasons, adopt shapes that are ...
D. Houle +3 more
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Implications of allometry [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011 The thoughtful paper by Asner et al. (1) needs clarification. A major conclusion is that light detection and ranging (LiDAR)-based sampling combined with an allometric model of tree biomass that uses height measurements is significantly better than simply using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Tier 1 prescribed forest carbon values (2) for
David L. Skole +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li +12 more
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