Isomorph
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isomorph-267-1354219
title:
Isomorph
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An isomorph is an organism that does not change in shape during growth. The implication is that its volume is proportional to its cubed length, and its surface area to its squared length. This holds for any shape it might have; the actual shape determines the proportionality constants. The reason why the concept is important in the context of the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory is that food (substrate) uptake is proportional to surface area, and maintenance to volume. Since volume grows faste
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Organism that does not change in shape during growth
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomorph
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2024-01-28T10:54:22Z
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