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Kleiber's law: a standalone construct

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Comparative physiology

observation that an animal's metabolic rate scales roughly with body mass raised to the three-quarters power.

In comparative physiology, Kleiber's law refers to observation that an animal's metabolic rate scales roughly with body mass raised to the three-quarters power. This meaning comes from Kleiber (1932) in Hilgardia.[1]

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References

Kleiber, M. (1932). Body size and metabolism. Hilgardia, 6(11), 315-353. https://doi.org/10.3733/hilg.v06n11p315

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