Evaluating model fit to determine if logarithmic transformations are necessary in allometry: A comment on the exchange between Packard (2009) and Kerkhoff and Enquist (2009)

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作者
Ballantyne, Ford [1 ]
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[1] Univ Kansas, Kansas Biol Survey, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Lawrence, KS 66047 USA
关键词
Allometry; Transformation; Likelihood; Scaling; BIAS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.09.035
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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