具体来说,West, Enquist和Brown提出三点假设(1)代谢率B正比于循环系统中的营养流量(即体液总流量)Q,即 B ∝ Q {\displaystyle B\propto Q} (2)体液(例如血液)总体积V正比于体重M,即 V ∝ M {\displaystyle V\propto M}
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