Hi,
On 7-10-2011 3:01, Alan J Fletcher wrote:
At 05:35 PM 10/6/2011, Man on Bridges wrote:
Hmmm, keeps me wondering what would happen if the mice were to be
replaced by any other type of rodent or other living being or plants ;-)
The metabolic rate of animals goes up as mass ^ 0.75 ... but then they
need more space, so I think smaller is better.
Also : http://www.jstor.org/pss/30158552
Time-averaged sustained metabolic rate at peak lactation reached 7.2
times BMR; this ratio is evidently close to a ceiling on sustained
metabolic scope.
Assuming my original 50 kJ/day base and ratio of 7.2 gives a mere 64
liters !!!!
What about very small fish?
They exchange due to their small body size (in contrast to whales) a lot
of energy with the water, which again is ideal to transfer the heat.
Kind regards,
MoB
