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. 2005 Sep 16;2(1):125–127. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0378

Table 2.

Scaling relationship between standard metabolic rate (SMR, mL O2 h−1) and body mass (M, g) normalized to 38 °C (20 °C in parentheses) according to van't Hoff (Q10) and Boltzmann–Arrhenius (UTD: Gillooly et al. 2001) principles; SMR=aMb.

group Q10 UTD
fish 0.224 M0.879 (0.091 M0.879) 0.213 M0.879 (0.092 M0.879)
amphibians 0.335 M0.884 (0.081 M0.884) 0.302 M0.884 (0.081 M0.884)
reptiles 0.560 M0.768 (0.110 M0.768) 0.536 M0.769 (0.111 M0.769)
birds 5.773 M0.644 5.801 M0.644
mammals 4.648 M0.678 4.668 M0.678