Scaling in biology: the consequences of size

A review of major ideas pertaining to the importance of the body size of animals. It discusses the size range of living organisms and the possibilities and constraints that result from the design of animals and the materials used in their supporting structures. The change in size of similarly organi...

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Published inThe Journal of experimental zoology Vol. 194; no. 1; p. 287
Main Author Schmidt-Nielsen, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1975
Subjects
Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Biometry
Birds - metabolism
Body Surface Area
Energy Metabolism
Fishes - metabolism
Fossils
Haplorhini - metabolism
Insecta - physiology
Locomotion
Mammals - metabolism
Models, Biological
Mycoplasma - cytology
Oxygen Consumption
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Summary:A review of major ideas pertaining to the importance of the body size of animals. It discusses the size range of living organisms and the possibilities and constraints that result from the design of animals and the materials used in their supporting structures. The change in size of similarly organized animals is considered in the light of the principles of scaling, with examples chosen both from morphology and physiology. The mechanical consequences of body size in relation to locomotion is also discussed.
ISSN:0022-104X
DOI:10.1002/jez.1401940120