Lower size limit of aquatic mammals
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Lower size limit of aquatic mammals
Warm blooded aquatic mammals require a minimum diameter of about 15 cm in order to survive in cold oceans. This follows from the thermal balance and the diameter-to-length aspect ratio D/L≈1/4 of minimum drag, which is characteristic for fast swimming animals.
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