Dimensional analysis revisited

Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 405-410

  Günther, Bruno ^a,d   Morgado, Enrique ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Body mass; Body weight; Dimensional analysis; Theories of biological similarity

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICS; MICROGRAVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 17044460867     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602003000300011     Document Type: Article

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