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A model for allometric scaling of mammalian metabolism with ambient heat loss

BACKGROUND: Allometric scaling, which represents the dependence of biological traits or processes on body size, is a long-standing subject in biological science. However, there has been no study to consider heat loss to the ambient and an insulation layer representing mammalian skin and fur for the...

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Autores principales: Kwak, Ho Sang, Im, Hong G., Shim, Eun Bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5381418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28462094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2016.01.002