Sentence examples for ontogenetic variation from inspiring English sources
We examined ontogenetic variation in primary bone microstructure at the midshaft femur of Chlorocebus aethiops, Hylobates lar, and Pan troglodytes to test whether tissue type proportions vary in accordance with predictions based on body mass growth patterns described previously.
Complete growth series from embryo to adult are known for Psittacosaurus and Protoceratops, allowing the study of ontogenetic variation in these species.
However, these possibly confounding variables can not be separated as long as we do not have the means to measure the qualitative and quantitative availability of food, its individual and seasonal variation as well as seasonal or ontogenetic variation in ingestion and nutrient assimilation by the animals (e.g., [49], [50]).
In fact, in cross-sectional analyses ontogenetic variation in any trait due to phenotypic plasticity cannot be distinguished from the effect of selection, and spurious associations between phenotype and age can arise at the population level if survival depends on phenotype [30].
Thirdly, ontogenetic variation in shape in one genus is parallel to the ontogenetic variation in the other.
Substantial ontogenetic variation within breeds was also observed by Weise [ 18].
We determine the trace element and stable isotope composition of each morphotype for different size fractions, to test the validity of pooling these morphotypes for the purposes of generating geochemical proxy datasets and to assess any ontogenetic variations in depth habitat.
However, they form ontogenetic variations of a new morphotype, the following described as morphotype IV.
The difference between his results and our results could be due to the ontogenetic variations in radiosensitivity.
Ontogenetic stage-specific variation in invected, mastermind, cricklet and CG14591 may affect natural variation in development time and thermal evolution.
However, little is known about ontogenetic and intraspecific variation of taxa.
