Abstract
Functional least squares regression was used to fit the allometric equation, y= bxk, to data on head‐body lengths and body weights for 123 species of mammals. These measurements were found to be highly correlated and to scale isometrically. The scaling of M1 area with head‐body length was investigated for 288 species of terrestrial mammals. A method was described for estimating the body size of extinct mammals from M1 area and the tooth size‐body size relationships discovered among contemporary forms.
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