Evolution of Growth Rates and Their Implications
Evolution of Growth Rates and Their Implications
This chapter discusses the study of the evolution of growth rates. It covers comparing growth rates; selecting the best skeletal elements to derive growth rates; phylogenetic comparison of growth; and the evolution of the onset of sexual maturity.
Keywords: growth rate, skeletal elements, phylogenetic comparison, sexual maturity
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