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I didn't think that I was implying that it was 100% scaling. I
Thanks Hugh but I think this demonstrates my point. Besides
knowing that there is a greater surface area to volume ratio
for a mouse, one also needs to know that (a) rate of metabolism
is proportional to total blood volume, (b) heat generated is
proportional to metabolism, (c) heat loss is proportional to
surface area and (d) volume pumped by one beat of a heart
is proportional to total blood volume.