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Direct linkBeth Beason-Abmayr; David R. Caprette – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
We present an alternative to the traditional classroom lecture on the topics of metabolic scaling, allometric relationships between metabolic rate (MR) and body size, and reasons for rejecting Rubner's surface "law," concepts that students have described as challenging, counterintuitive, and/or mathematical. In groups, students work with…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Body Composition, Animals, Active Learning
