[gilleain]

Surface area to volume ratio?

[dmd]

That's literally the first thing in the article.

[gilleain]

You got me. Usually I read them.

edit: Huh. Actually not a bad read. It even mentions ' On Growth and Form' which is interesting, if outdated. There are more modern texts like 'Shapes', 'Flow', and 'Branches' by Philip J Ball.