Allometry/Related Articles

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Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. ^[e]
Evolutionary biology [r]: The study of the origin and descent of species, as well as their change, multiplication, and diversity over time. ^[e]

Encephalisation quotient [r]: An empirical measure relating brain size and body mass across species, often taken as a proxy for the relative intelligence of a species. ^[e]

Bionics [r]: The application of biological principles in technical design. ^[e]
Biophysics [r]: The study of forces and energies in biological systems. ^[e]
Brain evolution [r]: The process by which the central nervous system changed over many generations. ^[e]
Brain morphometry [r]: The quantitative study of structures in the brain, their differences between individuals, correlations with brain function, and changes of these characteristics over time. ^[e]
Body size [r]: An umbrella term for various measures of how big an animal is. ^[e]
Brain size [r]: Umbrella term for various measures of how big a brain is. ^[e]
Cortical thickness [r]: The combined thickness of the cerebral cortex layers. ^[e]
Gyrification [r]: The folding process during brain development, or the extent of folding. ^[e]
Human uniqueness [r]: A theoretical concept in evolutionary studies, often used in discussions about the evolution of biological traits found in humans. ^[e]
Metabolism [r]: The modification of chemical substances by living organisms. ^[e]
Neocortex [r]: The six-layered outer layer of the mammalian brain. ^[e]
Power law [r]: A mathematical relationship between two quantities where one is proportional to a power of the other: that is, of the form $y(x)=ax^{k}\!$ where $a$ and $k$ are constants, with $k$ being referred to as the exponent. ^[e]
Theoretical biology [r]: The study of biological systems by theoretical means. ^[e]

Allen's rule [r]: Rule that protruding parts of a warm-blooded animal's body, such as the tail, ears, and limbs, are shorter in animals from cold parts of the species range than from warm parts. ^[e]
Name-bearing type [r]: The type genus, type species, holotype, lectotype, series of syntypes, neotype, type slide, or hapantotype, that provides the objective standard of reference whereby the application of the name of a taxon can be determined. ^[e]