The Relevance of Time in Biological Scaling

Various phenotypic traits relate to the size of a living system in regular but often disproportionate (allometric) ways. These “biological scaling” relationships have been studied by biologists for over a century, but their causes remain hotly debated. Here, I focus on the patterns and possible caus...

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Main Author: Douglas S. Glazier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/8/1084