代谢标度：共识还是争议？
Metabolic scaling: consensus or controversy?
作者信息
Agutter Paul S, Wheatley Denys N
机构信息
Theoretical and Cell Biology Consultancy, 26 Castle Hill, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 7RR, UK.
出版信息
Theor Biol Med Model. 2004 Nov 16;1:13. doi: 10.1186/1742-4682-1-13.
BACKGROUND
The relationship between body mass (M) and standard metabolic rate (B) among living organisms remains controversial, though it is widely accepted that in many cases B is approximately proportional to the three-quarters power of M.
RESULTS
The biological significance of the straight-line plots obtained over wide ranges of species when B is plotted against log M remains a matter of debate. In this article we review the values ascribed to the gradients of such graphs (typically 0.75, according to the majority view), and we assess various attempts to explain the allometric power-law phenomenon, placing emphasis on the most recent publications.
CONCLUSION
Although many of the models that have been advanced have significant attractions, none can be accepted without serious reservations, and the possibility that no one model can fit all cases has to be more seriously entertained.
背景
尽管在许多情况下，标准代谢率（B）大约与体重（M）的四分之三次幂成正比这一观点已被广泛接受，但生物体的体重（M）与标准代谢率（B）之间的关系仍存在争议。
结果
当以B对log M作图时，在广泛的物种范围内得到的直线图的生物学意义仍是一个有争议的问题。在本文中，我们回顾了赋予此类图表斜率的值（根据多数观点，通常为0.75），并评估了各种解释异速生长幂律现象的尝试，重点关注最新的出版物。
结论
尽管已经提出的许多模型都有显著的吸引力，但没有一个模型可以毫无保留地被接受，必须更认真地考虑没有一个模型能适用于所有情况的可能性。
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