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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 253: R195-R199, 1987;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 253, Issue 1 195-R199, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Dimensional analysis does not determine a mass exponent for metabolic scaling

J. P. Butler, H. A. Feldman and J. J. Fredberg

In several recent article, Heusner used dimensional reasoning to derive important biological conclusions regarding the scaling of metabolism with body mass [Respir. Physiol. 48: 13-25, 1982; J. Appl. Physiol. 54: 867-873, 1983; Am. J. Physiol. 246 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 15): R839-R845, 1984]. We demonstrate errors in the derivation and show that dimensional analysis, correctly applied, not only fails to determine the mass scaling exponent but also fails to constrain the relationship to a power law at all.


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