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TWO problems in evolution are of continuing interest to biologists. These problems arise in connexion with the development of the special peculiarities which allow closely related species to exist side by side. If the process of evolution is regarded as a struggle for energy, a logical explanation may be found on the basis of the energetics of different species. The fact that the size of an animal is related in some way to its energetics makes it possible to test this supposition.
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MEZHZHERIN, V. Energetical Structure of Zoological Systems. Nature 231, 461–462 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231461a0
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