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Study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology, and behavior
Allometry (Ancient Greek ἄλλος állos "other", μέτρον métron "measurement") is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology
Allometry
Quantitative relations between some key characteristic dimensions of trees
Tree allometry establishes quantitative relations between some key characteristic dimensions of trees (usually fairly easy to measure) and other properties
Tree_allometry
Theory regarding evolutionary trends in the shape of mammalian skulls
Cranial evolutionary allometry (CREA) is a scientific theory regarding trends in the shape of mammalian skulls during the course of evolution in accordance
Cranial evolutionary allometry
Cranial_evolutionary_allometry
Family of insects
individuals. Such variation is termed a scaling relationship or static allometry. Environmental conditions and genetic factors affect mandible size. They
Stag_beetle
Bite force normalized for body mass
animal adjusted for its body mass, while also taking factors like the allometry effects. The BFQ is calculated as the regression of the quotient of an
Bite_force_quotient
Dimensionless number; ratio of a fluid's flow inertia to the external field
the momentum of the wind. The Froude number has also been applied in allometry to studying the locomotion of terrestrial animals, including antelope
Froude_number
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
PMID 10373249. Templeton, Christopher N.; Greene, E; Davis, K (2005). "Allometry of Alarm Calls: Black-Capped Chickadees Encode Information About Predator
Bird
Origination and development of an organism
Ontogeny (also ontogenesis) is the origination and development of an organism (both physical and psychological, e.g., moral development), usually from
Ontogeny
Approximate power law relating animal metabolic rate to mass
the intraspecific level. The taxonomic level that body mass metabolic allometry should be studied has been debated Nonetheless, several analyses suggest
Kleiber's_law
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively plant material
G.E. (November 1997). "Optimal foraging and community structure: The allometry of herbivore food selection and competition". Evolutionary Ecology. 11
Herbivore
selection. To measure its effects, one needs to study the allometry of the animal. If the allometry is negative, it indicates that the hypothesis is correct
One-size-fits-all hypothesis (insect genitalia)
One-size-fits-all_hypothesis_(insect_genitalia)
Genus of carnivorous synapsids from the Permian
scaled to their increase in body size, an example of positive allometry. Positive allometry may benefit thermoregulation because it means that, as individuals
Dimetrodon
American botanist
function, and evolution, with particular attention to plant biomechanics and allometry. He is also known for quantitative studies of the plant fossil record
Karl_J._Niklas
Animal that feeds on carrion
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Necrophage
Selective removal of parts of a plant
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Pruning
Farm for cash crops
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Plantation
Intergovernmental policy forum
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United Nations Forum on Forests
United_Nations_Forum_on_Forests
Part of the body that forms the supporting structure
Clade-Wide Investigation of Molar Proportions Reveals a Major Evolutionary Allometry in the Dentition of Placental Mammals". Systematic Biology. 70 (6): 1101–1109
Skeleton
Species of beetle
exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism and subsequent external morphological allometry in males. Males of the species develop mandibles of various forms depending
Lucanus_formosanus
Non-living factors that affect organisms and ecosystems
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Abiotic_component
Measurement used for rough estimate of the intelligence of an animal
February 2018. Seid, M. A.; Castillo, A.; Wcislo, W. T. (2011). "The Allometry of Brain Miniaturization in Ants". Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 77 (1):
Brain–body_mass_ratio
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
"An exceptionally preserved armored dinosaur reveals the morphology and allometry of osteoderms and their horny epidermal coverings". PeerJ. 5 e4066. doi:10
Borealopelta
Dead particulate organic material
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Detritus
Feeding method used by humpback whales
Potvin, Jean; Shadwick, Robert E. (2010-03-22). "Skull and buccal cavity allometry increase mass-specific engulfment capacity in fin whales". Proceedings
Bubble-net_feeding
Species of horsehair worm
M-C.; H, C-G.; Wu, W-J.; Shiao, S-F. (20 April 2015). "Morphological allometry and intersexuality in horsehair-worm-infected mantids, Hierodula formosana
Chordodes_formosanus
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Environmental history of the United States
Environmental_history_of_the_United_States
Elite force of wildland firefighters
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Hotshot_crew
Hypothetic organism that uses kinetic energy
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Kinetotroph
African Union project to reverse desertification
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Great_Green_Wall_(Africa)
German zoologist and ornithologist
April 1959) was a German zoologist and ornithologist who specialised in allometry. He described Xenopus laevis, the African clawed frog, for the first time
Gustav_Kramer
Organism type
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Autotroph
Concealment in plain sight by any means, e.g. colour, pattern and shape
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Camouflage
Beneficial symbiosis between species
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Commensalism
Removal of some plants to improve the growth of other plants
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Thinning
Land covered in trees
landscape Permaforestry REDD-plus Royal Forestry Society Silviculture Tree allometry Tree farm Wildcrafting Woodland garden "Definition of Woodland". Lexico
Woodland
Part of a sperm whale
larger in proportion to the animal's body than can be explained by simple allometry. Its evolution has caused changes in basal skull morphology, implying
Spermaceti_organ
Tree species native to South and Southeast Asia
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Teak
Hypothesis that predators are the primary regulators of ecosystems
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Green_world_hypothesis
Large feline of the genus Acinonyx
1242/bio.018457. PMC 5004610. PMID 27412267. Chamoli, U.; Wroe, S. (2011). "Allometry in the distribution of material properties and geometry of the felid skull:
Cheetah
American geologist
McKinney, Michael L.; Schoch, Robert M. (November 1985). "Titanothere Allometry, Heterochrony, and Biomechanics: Revising an Evolutionary Classic". Evolution
Robert_M._Schoch
Early Cretaceous dinosaur genus
when it found the brain to be more advanced. There is generally negative allometry for brain size with development in vertebrates, but this was shown not
Psittacosaurus
Stable dispersion of polymer microparticles in an aqueous medium
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Latex
Productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones
Komiyama, Akira; Ong, Jin Eong; Poungparn, Sasitorn (2008-08-01). "Allometry, biomass, and productivity of mangrove forests: A review". Aquatic Botany
Mangrove_forest
Species of owl
the world: Hoatzin to Auks Feldman, A., & Meiri, S. (2013). Length–mass allometry in snakes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 108(1), 161-172
Verreaux's_eagle-owl
Fissure in a planet's surface from which heated water emits
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Hydrothermal_vent
Type of wildfire, peat fire that burns from year to year
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Holdover_fire
Species of the family Mustelidae
2006. Retrieved 21 January 2007. Wysocki, M. A.; Tseng, Z. J. (2018). "Allometry predicts trabecular bone structural properties in the carnivoran jaw joint"
Wolverine
Species of New World monkey
& Cheverud (2005). "Size and Shape in Callimico and Marmoset Skulls: Allometry and Heterochrony in the Morphological Evolution of Small Anthropoids"
Western_pygmy_marmoset
Genus of theropod dinosaur
on April 14, 2016. Foster, John R.; Chure, Daniel J. (2006). "Hindlimb allometry in the Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur Allosaurus, with comments on its
Allosaurus
Species of crustacean
collapsing would cause. A. vicina is an interesting case in the field of allometry, the study of how biological processes scale with body size. Research
Alachosquilla_vicina
Species of beetle
doi:10.1016/s0022-1910(99)00206-1. PMID 10802109. Vencl, F.V. (2004). "Allometry and proximate mechanisms of sexual selection in Photinus fireflies, and
Photinus_pyralis
Extinct species of mammal
multituberculate, this showcases that brain reduction is not correlated to allometry. Zoltán Csiki-Sava; Mátyás Vremir; Jin Meng; Stephen L. Brusatte; Mark
Litovoi_tholocephalos
Type of heterotrophic nutrition based on decayed organic matter
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Saprotroph
Species of reptile
507-514 Packard, Gary C. and THOMAS J. BOARDMAN 2009. Bias in interspecic allometry: examples from morphological scaling in varanid lizards. Biological Journal
Yellow-spotted_monitor
Symbiotism between certain parasitic plants and fungi
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Myco-heterotrophy
R.; Harcourt, A. H. (13 February 2006). "Size matters: the (negative) allometry of copulatory duration in mammals: BODY SIZE AND COPULATION IN MAMMALS"
Mammalian_reproduction
Flow of energy through food chains in ecological energetics
"The strength of trophic cascades across ecosystems: predictions from allometry and energetics". Journal of Animal Ecology. 74 (6): 1029–1038. Bibcode:2005JAnEc
Energy_flow_(ecology)
Group of individual birds travelling together
S2CID 5916917. Templeton, Christopher; Greene, Erick; Davis, Kate (June 2005). "Allometry of Alarm Calls: Black-Capped Chickadees Encode Information About Predator
Flock_(birds)
(Therapsida: Whaitsiidae), and implications for cranial ontogeny and allometry in nonmammaliaform eutheriodonts". Journal of Paleontology. 89 (4): 645–664
Largest_prehistoric_animals
Genus of deer
Christine; Pélabon, Christophe; Hansen, Thomas F. (2024-01-29). "Antler Allometry, the Irish Elk and Gould Revisited". Evolutionary Biology. 51: 149–165
Fallow_deer
Sex-specific adaptations
selection for fecundity in females, niche divergence between the sexes, and allometry, but their relative importance is still not fully understood. Sexual dimorphism
Sexual_dimorphism
Searching for wild food resources
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Foraging
Species of mammal
Kinahan; Philip W. Bateman (26 January 2013). "Sexual selection and genital allometry in the Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus)". Mammalian Biology
Hottentot_golden_mole
habitat. In 2015, a study compared the diversity of dental size, shape and allometry across the proposed domestication categories of modern pigs (genus Sus)
Domestication_of_vertebrates
Dead tree
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Snag_(ecology)
Multifunctional agro-sylvo-pastoral system
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Dehesa
Standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree
Modelling. Retrieved 2009-04-18. Feldpausch et al 2011, Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees. Biogeosciences 8, 1081-1106. Paul, K.I. et al
Diameter_at_breast_height
Informal classification of marine mammals, closely related to whales and porpoises
Record. 290 (1): 1–31. doi:10.1002/ar.20407. PMID 17441195. Moore, Jim. "Allometry". University of California San Diego. Retrieved August 9, 2015. "How smart
Dolphin
Predator at the top of a food chain
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Apex_predator
Biological material used as a renewable energy source
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Biomass_(energy)
Genus of conifers
Ando; Tomoko Kusakabe; Hayato Tsuzuki; Tatsuo Sweda (2003). "Structure, allometry, and biomass of plantation Metasequoia glyptostroboides in Japan" (PDF)
Metasequoia
Species of beetle
doi:10.1002/jez.1961. Chen, Zhen-Yi; Hsu, Yuying; Lin, Chung-Ping (2020). "Allometry and Fighting Behaviour of a Dimorphic Stag Beetle Cyclommatus mniszechi
Cyclommatus_metallifer
Over 50 species of leaf-foraging ants of the Americas
Frederik; Roces, Flavio; Labonte, David (2023-07-01). "Strong positive allometry of bite force in leaf-cutter ants increases the range of cuttable plant
Leafcutter_ant
Hunting until the prey animal can no longer flee
limb proportions in carnivorous dinosaurs and an attempt to account for allometry". Scientific Reports. 6 (1) 19828. Bibcode:2016NatSR...619828P. doi:10
Persistence_hunting
Total mass of living organisms in a given area (all species or selected species)
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Biomass_(ecology)
Fallen wood in rivers
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Large_woody_debris
Extinct genus of flightless birds
nzbirds.com. Retrieved 14 June 2026. Dickison, Michael R. (2007). The Allometry of Giant Flightless Birds. Dissertation, Duke University. Retrieved from
Bush_moa
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List of countries by forest area
List_of_countries_by_forest_area
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Site_index
Ratio of animal feed to desired product
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Feed_conversion_ratio
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
mosheri. The P1 element of Epigondolella rigoi exhibited positive growth allometry of the platform area and length with respect to the length of the element
Epigondolella
Species of snake
King RB (2002). "Predicted and observed maximum prey size – snake size allometry". Functional Ecology. 16 (6): 766–772. Bibcode:2002FuEco..16..766K. doi:10
Common_watersnake
Agricultural practice
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Slash-and-burn_agriculture
Process by which an organism shapes its environment
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Niche_construction
Award
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Forest_Hero_Award
Body variation
Martin, M.D. McGee, A.R. Gamarra, J.J. Lee & P.C. Wainwright (2013a). Allometry indicates giant eyes of giant squid are not exceptional. BMC Evolutionary
Cephalopod_size
Type of forest with high rainfall
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Rainforest
Order of reptiles
1242/jeb.061952. PMID 22323207. Wright, J. C.; Kirshner, D. S. (1987). "Allometry of lung volume during voluntary submergence in the saltwater crocodile
Crocodylia
Finnish paleontologist (1924–1988)
and one book about prehistoric bears and was the first person to study allometry in fossil teeth. Kurtén wrote his first novel in his late teens. He wrote
Björn_Kurtén
Person responsible for spotting fires
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Fire_lookout
Superorder of mammals including anteaters, sloths, and armadillos
Elgar, M. A.; Harvey, P. H. (1987). "Basal Metabolic Rates in Mammals: Allometry, Phylogeny and Ecology". Functional Ecology. 1 (1): 25–36. Bibcode:1987FuEco
Xenarthra
Process of progressive accumulation in food chain
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Biomagnification
Living creatures that eat organisms from a different population
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Consumer_(food_chain)
Taxon of carnivorous marsupials
Carnivores (Carnivora, Didelphimorphia, Dasyuromorphia): Diet, Phylogeny, and Allometry". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 27 (1): 95–109. doi:10.1007/s10914-018-9448-7
Dasyuromorphia
Type of environment in which an organism lives
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Habitat
Species of mammal
Getraer, Alexander; Long, Ryan A.; Pringle, Robert M. (2022-09-22). "Allometry of behavior and niche differentiation among congeneric African antelopes"
Cape_bushbuck
Method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings
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Dendrochronology
Ecogeographical rule in evolutionary biology
law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state Balance of nature Biological data visualization
Foster's_rule
Species of insect
PMID 25082051. Cao, Chengquan; Yu, Pei; Hayashi, Fumio (2019-06-10). "Allometry and morphological trait relationship in the sexually dimorphic Chinese
Acanthacorydalis_asiatica
Bony skin-covered spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish
Kullmann, H; Thünken, T (2010). "Male mate choice scales female ornament allometry in a cichlid fish". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10 (1): 301. Bibcode:2010BMCEE
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