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Major Differences in Minor Allometries: A Reply to Moczek.
Joseph L. TomkinsNatasha R. LebasJanne S. Kotiahosubject
Head sizenervous systembiologyEcologyHorn (anatomy)ZoologyOnthophagus taurusAllometrySize measurementbiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
Abstract: By comparing alternative measurements of horn length in the beetle Onthophagus taurus, we have investigated why scaling patterns differ between laboratories. We show that some measurements are confounded by including part of the head in the horn size measurement and consistently underestimate the allometry of horns in minor males. Our data show how linear measures that avoid confounding horn length with head size produce scaling patterns that support a positive allometry rather than a reprogramming model of horn growth. We also found horn volume was highly positively allometric this estimate of growth therefore further supports a positive allometry model.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-13 | The American naturalist |