ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] SIR-Pearson1 hypothesized that the lower limit of body size for terrestrial endotherms would be that size at which metabolic heat production, as limited by rates of assimilation, would be balanced by rates of conductive and convective heat loss. We have applied his reasoning to lower limits of body ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/335675b0
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