Table 5.2. Average Weight And Length And Calculated Value of b For Prolate Spheroidal Models Of Animals And Eggs

Species			Average weight (kg)		Average length, 2a (cm)		b (cm)
Rhesus monkey			3.5		40.0		6.46
Squirrel monkey			1.1		23.0		4.78
Dogs
German shepherd			32.0		90.0		13.03
Brittany spaniel			15.9		68.8		10.50
Beagle			13.5		57.0		10.63
Rabbit			1.0		40.0		3.45
Guinea pig			0.58		22.0		3.55
Small rat			0.11		14.0		1.94
Medium rat			0.32		20.0		2.76
Large rat			0.52		24.0		3.22
Small mouse			0.015		5.4		1.15
Medium mouse			0.020		7.0		1.17
Large mouse			0.025		7.6		1.25
Pupae (blow fly or mealworm)			1.96 x 10-4		1.5		0.25
Chicken egg			0.060		5.8		2.22
Quail egg			0.010		3.0		1.26