Critical size of newborn homeotherms

Page 571: R. T. Balmer and A. D. Strobusch. "Critical size of newborn homeotherms." Page 574: Eq. 31 has the wrong final exponent. It should read

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This error results in Eqs. 37, 39, 40, 41, and 42 also being wrong. Equation 37 now has the form

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where

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and

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Equations 39, 40, and 41 are the algebraic manipulations required in using the new Eq. 37 (given above) in Eq. 38 of the paper. Equation 42 is the final result, which in its correct form is now

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where, for T₀ – T = 5°C, r_occ = 0.80 cm. Thus, even though the error in Eq. 31 was rather significant, it had remarkably little effect on the final result, Eq. 42. Page 577: the line labeled cylinder in Fig. 5 should be raised slightly (it should pass through the point critical radius = 0.8 cm, T₀ – T = 5°C) bringing it closer to the line labeled sphere.

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