Kleiber 1932: basal metabolic rate B ∝ M^{3/4} across mammals (mouse → elephant). West-Brown-Enquist 1997 derive 3/4 from fractal-vasculature volume-filling, area-preserving terminal-units, size-invariant terminal-units. Extends to…
Kleiber 1932: basal metabolic rate B ∝ M^{3/4} across mammals (mouse → elephant). West-Brown-Enquist 1997 derive 3/4 from fractal-vasculature volume-filling, area-preserving terminal-units, size-invariant terminal-units. Extends to…