Schmidt-Nielsen K
J Exp Zool. 1975 Oct;194(1):287-307. doi: 10.1002/jez.1401940120.
A review of major ideas pertaining to the importance of the body size of animals. It discusses the size range of living organisms and the possibilities and constraints that result from the design of animals and the materials used in their supporting structures. The change in size of similarly organized animals is considered in the light of the principles of scaling, with examples chosen both from morphology and physiology. The mechanical consequences of body size in relation to locomotion is also discussed.
对有关动物体型重要性的主要观点的综述。它讨论了生物的体型范围以及动物设计和其支撑结构所用材料所带来的可能性和限制。根据缩放原理来考虑相似组织结构动物的体型变化，并从形态学和生理学中选取了例子。还讨论了体型对运动的力学影响。
