Allometric scaling, metabolic body size and interspecies comparisons of basal nutritional requirements

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 148-156

  Rucker, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Energy metabolism; Metabolic body size; Minerals; Nutrient requirements; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY SIZE; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847728737     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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