A critical understanding of the fractal model of metabolic scaling

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3045-3054

  Chaui Berlinck, José Guilherme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body mass; Fractal geometry; Metabolic rate; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY MASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY METABOLISM; FRACTALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33749161524     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02362     Document Type: Review

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