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| Why are whales big? |  |
| Ruxton, G.D. (2011). Why are whales big? Nature (Lond.) 469(7331): 481 |
| In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836, meer |
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Fysiologie; Gedrag; Marien |
| 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. |
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