Allometric scaling law in a simple oxygen exchanging network: Possible implications on the biological allometric scaling laws

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-257

  Santillán, Moisés ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biological network; Performance optimization

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; FLOW; OXYGEN; PIPELINE; SCALE EFFECT;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; LIQUID; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PIPELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; SCALE UP;

EID: 0038242800     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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