Re-examination of the "3/4-law" of metabolism

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-27

  Dodds, P S ^a   Rothman, D H ^a   Weitz, J S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035819772     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2000.2238     Document Type: Article

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