DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01475.x. Static allometry of mammalian teeth and the correlation of tooth size and body size in contemporary mammals

Static allometry of mammalian teeth and the correlation of tooth size and body size in contemporary mammals

10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01475.x

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Journal of Zoology (311)

Abstract

Functional least squares regression was used to fit the allometric equation, y= bxk, to data on head‐body lengths and body weights for 123 species of mammals. These measurements were found to be highly correlated and to scale isometrically. The scaling of M1 area with head‐body length was investigated for 288 species of terrestrial mammals. A method was described for estimating the body size of extinct mammals from M1 area and the tooth size‐body size relationships discovered among contemporary forms.

Bibliography

Creighton, G. K. (1980). Static allometry of mammalian teeth and the correlation of tooth size and body size in contemporary mammals. Journal of Zoology, 191(4), 435â443. Portico.

Authors 1

G. Ken Creighton (first)

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Type	When
Created	16 years ago (Aug. 20, 2009, 7:58 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 10 months ago (Nov. 4, 2023, 5:01 a.m.)
Indexed	3 months, 3 weeks ago (May 13, 2025, 6:46 p.m.)
Issued	45 years, 1 month ago (Aug. 1, 1980)
Published	45 years, 1 month ago (Aug. 1, 1980)
Published Online	16 years ago (Aug. 20, 2009)
Published Print	45 years, 1 month ago (Aug. 1, 1980)

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