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allometric

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al·lom·e·try  (-lm-tr)
n.
The study of the change in proportion of various parts of an organism as a consequence of growth.
allo·metric (l-mtrk) adj.
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Adj.1.allometric - relating to or marked by allometry
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The two measures are related by allometric equations (Dame 1972, Reitz & Wing 2008) that allow the easy conversion from one parameter to another.
Shifting through time: oysters and shell rings in past and present ... by Dame, Richard F. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Leaf and wood production Annual leaf and wood production were estimated using allometric relations between shoot diameter and its leaf or wood (stem + branches) biomass.
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The theory shows that the emergence of scaling laws in geophysical flow systems is the same phenomenon as the emergency of allometric laws in biological flow systems and that features of evolutionary design in nature can be predicted based on the constructal law.
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