Size, shape, and form: concepts of allometry in geometric morphometrics
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Development Genes and Evolution
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0949-944X,1432-041X
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-016-0539-2