Why are whales big?

Graeme D. Ruxton
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Graeme D. Ruxton: Graeme D. Ruxton is in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. graeme.ruxton@glasgow.ac.uk

Nature, 2011, vol. 469, issue 7331, 481-481

Abstract: Different groups of diving vertebrates vary greatly in size, with whales being by far the largest. A comparative investigation of the links between swimming speed, size and metabolism provides clues to the reasons.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1038/469481a

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