The terrestrial evolution of metabolism and life – by the numbers

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Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

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The terrestrial evolution of metabolism and life – by the numbers

Gregory C O'Kelly

392 Pismo St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

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Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2009, 6:17doi:10.1186/1742-4682-6-17


Published:	27 August 2009

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Metabolic rates for a range of biomass vs. metabolic efficiency. the data provided present metabolic rate/lifespan in numbers, with metabolic efficiency increasing from top to bottom, and biomass in grams from left to right. Highlighted values are those that appear on the graph in Figure 1. Notice the seams at which the value for metabolic rate remains constant. They occur at one gram and 25% efficiency, at which the value for metabolic rate is 1.0. In terms of lifespan, when compared to observed-life-spans of organisms big and small, the value of 1.0 approximates around ten years.

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