Abstract
As a crystal grows it gets bigger but its shape does not change. But as a plant or animal grows it does not just get bigger, its shape also changes. Members of a given species have a characteristic body shape at each stage of development and growth.
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© 1991 Robert Barrass
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Barrass, R. (1991). Growth and its measurement. In: Mastering Science. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11075-9_5
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