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Kleiber's Law

Metabolic rate scales with body mass to the ¾ power.

Formula

q0=70 M0.75q_0 = 70\,M^{0.75}

Variables

MBody mass (kg)

Did You Know?

Kleiber's law shows metabolic rate scales with body mass to the three-quarter power across almost all animals.

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