Peter F. Pelz

This paper introduces a new theory of organismal metabolism, the Metabolic Holon, which explains Kleiber's 3/4-power law without complex vascular networks and predicts metabolic rates across species.

This paper introduces a metabolic scaling model that links cellular respiration to organismal metabolism, explaining Kleiber's law through optimized metabolic modules and physicochemical principles.

The paper presents a general theory of metabolism linking animal taxonomy and size to metabolic scaling laws, showing how the Metabolic Module explains metabolic rate across species.