Scaling in biology: the consequences of size

• Published in: The Journal of experimental zoology Vol. 194; no. 1; p. 287
• Main Author: Schmidt-Nielsen, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...