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Universal Scaling Laws
- Scaling laws apply universally across the animal kingdom, including birds, insects, and even cells.
- These laws are independent of the specific evolved structure, showing a fundamental biological principle.
Invariance of Terminal Units
- Organisms share the same size terminal units, like cells and capillaries, which do not change with size.
- This invariance constrains how networks supplying energy must be structured.
Network Optimization Drives Evolution
- Networks that supply organisms evolved to minimize energy use by optimizing fluid flow.
- This optimization supports evolutionary fitness by maximizing energy available for reproduction.