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Page 164
... metabolic rate in animals of different body weight does not increase in proportion to weight , but rather in proportion to surface . This is the origin of the famous surface law of metabolism or law of Rubner , and it is worthwhile to ...
... metabolic rate in animals of different body weight does not increase in proportion to weight , but rather in proportion to surface . This is the origin of the famous surface law of metabolism or law of Rubner , and it is worthwhile to ...
Page 181
... Metabolic " and " growth types " appear in the respective groups of animals if certain standard conditions are met . However , it is clearly incorrect that " the reduction of metabolic rates is a fundamental magnitude , not changing in ...
... Metabolic " and " growth types " appear in the respective groups of animals if certain standard conditions are met . However , it is clearly incorrect that " the reduction of metabolic rates is a fundamental magnitude , not changing in ...
Page 184
... metabolic rate may occur ( a ) in different tissues or in different species ; ( b ) due to changes of physiological conditions ; ( c ) due to different experi- mental designs . Among the conditions altering this relation are such ...
... metabolic rate may occur ( a ) in different tissues or in different species ; ( b ) due to changes of physiological conditions ; ( c ) due to different experi- mental designs . Among the conditions altering this relation are such ...
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