Response to Comments on "Energy Uptake and Allocation During Ontogeny"

Author

Wenyun Zuo
Melanie E. Moses
Chen Hou, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
William H. Woodruff
Geoffrey B. West
James H. Brown

Abstract

Our extended ontogenetic growth model is a theoretical model based on conservation of energy and general biological mechanisms underlying ontogenetic growth. We do not believe that the comments of Makarieva et al. and Sousa et al. expose substantive problems with our model. Nevertheless, they raise interesting, still unresolved questions and point to philosophical differences about the role of theory and of simple, general models as opposed to complicated, specific models.

Recommended Citation

W. Zuo et al., "Response to Comments on "Energy Uptake and Allocation During Ontogeny"," Science, vol. 325, no. 5945, p. 1206-c, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Sep 2009.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1171949

Department(s)

Biological Sciences

Keywords and Phrases

Biology; Energy Conservation; Energy Consumption; Model; Nonhuman; Note; Ontogeny; Priority Journal; Theory

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0036-8075;1095-9203

Document Type

Remarks

Document Version

Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 2009