Relationship between Body Mass and Maximum Speed of Animals (IMAGE)

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig

Relationship between Body Mass and Maximum Speed of Animals

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There is a parabola-like relationship between the body mass of animals and the maximum speed they are able to reach. For the first time, researchers are able to describe how this comes about, thanks to a simple mathematical model.

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Myriam Hirt

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