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Gould biométricien

Jean GAYON

fr Comptes Rendus Palevol 2 (6-7) - Pages 353-360

Published on 30 November 2003

This article is a part of the thematic issue Les chemins de l’Évolution : sur les pas de Steven Jay Gould

Gould as a biometrician

Between 1965 and 1973, S.G. Gould published numerous papers on allometry, which established his scientific reputation. This topic allowed him to be aware of the consequences of problems of scale on morphologic evolution.


Keywords:

Allometry, evolution, heterochrony, history of science, morphology

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