Allometric scaling of mammalian metabolism

The importance of size as a determinant of metabolic rate (MR) was first suggested by Sarrus and Rameaux over 160 years ago. Max Rubner's finding of a proportionality between MR and body surface area in dogs (in 1883) was consistent with Sarrus and Rameaux's formulation and suggested a pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental biology 2005-05, Vol.208 (Pt 9), p.1611-1619
Hauptverfasser:	White, Craig R, Seymour, Roger S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Basal Metabolism - physiology Body Size Body Temperature Energy Metabolism - physiology Mammals - physiology Models, Biological Regression Analysis
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