The origin of universal scaling laws in biology

A General Model for the Origin of Allometric Scaling Laws in Biology

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Allometric Scaling Laws, Mathematical Biophysics, Multiple Scale +20

Method for the calculation of velocity, rate of flow and viscous drag in arteries when the pressure gradient is known

J. R. Womersley · The Journal of Physiology · 1955 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Flow Physic +10

Size and Shape in Biology

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Allometric scaling of plant energetics and population density

Brian J. Enquist, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West · Nature · 1998 · 935 citations

Plant Ecology, Allometric Study, Evolutionary Biology +1

The Mechanics of the Circulation.

Annals of Internal Medicine · 1979 · 632 citations

Mechanobiology, Engineering, Vortex Flows +6