Body size-dependent energy storage causes Kleiber’s law scaling of the metabolic rate in planarians
Body size-dependent energy storage causes Kleiber’s law scaling of the metabolic rate in planarians
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England: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
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Kleiber’s law, or the 3/4 -power law scaling of the metabolic rate with body mass, is considered one of the few quantitative laws in biology, yet its physiological basis remains unknown. Here, we report Kleiber’s law scaling in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. Its reversible and life history-independent changes in adult body mass over 3 orders...
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Body size-dependent energy storage causes Kleiber’s law scaling of the metabolic rate in planarians
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9d111b98f2b0407e9fd964f430ecd904
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9d111b98f2b0407e9fd964f430ecd904
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.38187
