Editing Ontogeny (section)

=== Ontogenetic allometry ===
Most organisms undergo [[allometry|allometric]] changes in [[shape]] as they grow and [[Developmental biology|mature]], while others engage in [[metamorphosis]].  Even reptiles (non-avian sauropsids, e.g., [[crocodilians]], [[turtles]], [[snakes]],<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Pough | first1 = F. H. | year = 1978 | title = Ontogenetic changes in endurance in water snakes (''Natrix sipedon''): Physiological correlates and ecological consequences | journal = Copeia | volume = 1978 | issue = 1| pages = 69–75 | doi=10.2307/1443823| jstor = 1443823 }}</ref> and [[lizards]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garland |first1=Theodore |title=Ontogenetic and individual variation in size, shape and speed in the Australian agamid lizard Amphibolurus nuchalis |journal=Journal of Zoology |date=November 1985 |volume=207 |issue=3 |pages=425–439 |doi=10.1111/j.1469-7998.1985.tb04941.x }}</ref>), in which the offspring are often viewed as miniature adults, show a variety of ontogenetic changes in [[Morphology (biology)|morphology]] and [[physiology]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garland |first1=T. Jr. |author-link=Theodore Garland Jr. |last2=Else |first2=P. L. |year=1987 |title=Seasonal, sexual, and individual variation in endurance and activity metabolism in lizards |journal=American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology |volume=252 |issue=3 |pages=R439–R449 |doi=10.1152/ajpregu.1987.252.3.r439 |pmid=3826408 }}</ref>