Allometry of the limb bones of mammals from shrews (Sorex) to elephant (Loxodonta)

dc.contributor.author	Alexander, RMN
dc.contributor.author	Jayes, AS
dc.contributor.author	Maloiy, GMO
dc.contributor.author	Wathuta, EM
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-13T10:32:35Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-13T10:32:35Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-20
dc.identifier.citation	20 AUG 2009; DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1979.tb03964.x	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32954
dc.description.abstract	Measurements have been made of the principal leg bones of 37 species representing almost the full range of sizes of terrestrial mammals. The lengths of corresponding bones tend to be proportional to (body mass)0·35 and the diameters to (body mass)0·36, except in the family Bovidae in which the exponents for length are much nearer the value of 0·25 predicted by McMahon's (1973) theory of elastic similarity. Comparisons are made between mammals of similar size belonging to different orders	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en
dc.title	Allometry of the limb bones of mammals from shrews (Sorex) to elephant (Loxodonta)	en
dc.type	Article	en

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