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Ontogeny and the Explanation of Form: An Allometric Analysis Author(s): Stephen Jay Gould Source: Memoir (The Paleontological Society), Vol. 2, Supplement to Vol. 42, no. 5 of the Journal of Paleontology. Paleobiological Aspects of Growth and Development: A Symposium (Sep., 1968), pp. 81-98 Published by: Paleontological Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1315520 Accessed: 01-04-2015 22:45 UTC
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