Physiology - The pitfalls of power laws

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作者
Weibel, ER [1 ]
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[1] Univ Bern, Dept Anat, CH-3000 Bern 9, Switzerland
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10.1038/417131a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The conundrum of how an animal's metabolic rate is related to its size continues to exercise biologists. A possible solution that takes into account differences during rest and exercise deserves attention.
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