Metabolic Scaling in Complex Living Systems

Metabolic Scaling in Complex Living Systems

In this review I show that four major kinds of theoretical approaches have been used to explain the scaling of metabolic rate in cells, organisms and groups of organisms in relation to system size. They include models focusing on surface-area related fluxes of resources and wastes (including heat),...

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Main Author: Douglas S. Glazier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Systems
Subjects:
biological regulation
complex living systems
contingent versus deterministic mechanisms
ecological adaptation
physical constraints
hierarchical organization
metabolism
networks
resource supply and demand
scaling to system size
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/2/4/451

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