BMC Biology
(Nov 2017)
Divide and conquer? Size adjustment with allometry and intermediate outcomes
Shinichi Nakagawa,
Fonti Kar,
Rose E. O’Dea,
Joel L. Pick,
Malgorzata Lagisz
Affiliations
Shinichi Nakagawa
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Fonti Kar
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Rose E. O’Dea
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Joel L. Pick
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Malgorzata Lagisz
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0448-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15,
no. 1
Abstract
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Abstract Many trait measurements are size-dependent, and while we often divide these traits by size before fitting statistical models to control for the effect of size, this approach does not account for allometry and the intermediate outcome problem. We describe these problems and outline potential solutions.
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