Allometry
Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology and behaviour, first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892, by D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 in On Growth and Form and by Julian Huxley in 1932.
Skeleton of an elephant
Skeleton of a tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus).
The proportionately thicker bones in the elephant are an example of allometric scaling
The proportionately thicker bones in the elephant are an example of allometric scaling
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