Scaling of body temperature in mammals and birds
1.We examine variation associated with phylogeny in the scaling of body temperature in endotherms, using data from 596 species of mammal and 490 species of bird. 2. Among higher groups of mammals there is statistically significant scaling of body temperature with mass in Marsupialia (positive), Ferae and Ungulata (both negative). In mammalian orders where data […]
Metabolic scaling of antibiotics in reptiles: Basis and limitations
Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:33.3.CO;2-P The allometric equation y = a · xb has been used to scale many morphological and physiological attributes relative to body mass. For instance, in eutherian mammals, the equation Pmet = 70Mb0.75 has been used to describe the relationship between metabolic rate (Pmet) and body mass (Mb). Similar equations have been derived for […]