Code Number: 11A10.70

Demo Title: Zoological Scaling

Principle: Physiology, Elasticity

Area of Study: Physiology, Biology

References:

Scott A. Lee and Joshua D. Thomas, "Forelimbs of Tyrannosaurus Rex: A Pathetic Vestigial Organ or An Integral Part of a Fearsome Predator?", TPT, Vol. 52, #9, Dec. 2014, p. 521.
George Barnes, "Physics and Size in Biological Systems", TPT, Vol. 27, #4, Apr. 1989, p. 234.
Boye K. Ahlborn and Robert W. Blake, "Lower Size Limit of Aquatic Mammals", AJP, Vol. 67, #10, Oct. 1999, p. 920.
Herbert Lin, "Erratum: 'Fundamentals of Zoological Scaling' [Am. J. Phys. 50, 72 (1982)]", AJP, Vol. 50, #6, June 1982, p. 567.
Herbert Lin, "Fundamentals of Zoological Scaling", AJP, Vol. 50, #1, Jan. 1982, p. 72.
D. Rae Carpenter Jr. and Richard B. Minnix, "M-034. Hair Diameter", DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook, 1993.

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11A10.70 - Zoological Scaling

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