Cell Size, Shape, and Fitness in Evolving Populations of Bacteria
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Abstract There is a long and substantial history of studying allometric scaling relationships in animals and plants, which is well represented by other chapters in this volume. These studies have relevance for many fields, from cardiovas-cular physiology to community ecology. From the perspective of evolutionary biology, scaling relationships are important because they provide an empirical focus for investigating the tension between structural constraints, on the one hand, and natural selection, on the other, as they vie to shape-quite literally-organisms and life histories.
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Abstract There is a long and substantial history of studying allometric scaling relationships in animals and plants, which is well represented by other chapters in this volume. These studies have relevance for many fields, from cardiovas-cular physiology to community ecology. From the perspective of evolutionary biology, scaling relationships are important because they provide an empirical focus for investigating the tension between structural constraints, on the one hand, and natural selection, on the other, as they vie to shape-quite literally-organisms and life histories.
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