A proximate, biophysical model is proposed describing temperature-modulated variation in
growth rate and differentiation rate in ectotherms, based upon the Sharpe-Schoolfield …

A model predicting optimal age and size at maturity is presented, exploring the conflict
between growth and energy allocation to reproduction. According to the model, the factors …

In dynamic models of energy allocation, assimilated energy is allocated to reproduction,
somatic growth, maintenance or storage, and the allocation pattern can change with age …

Most terrestrial ectotherms experience diurnal and seasonal variation in temperature.
Because thermal performance curves are non-linear, mean performance can differ in …

The role of energy in ecological processes has hitherto been considered primarily from the
standpoint that energy supply is limited. That is, traditional resource‐based ecological and …

The sensitivity of metabolic rate to temperature constrains the climate in which ectotherms
can function, yet the temperature dependence of metabolic rate may evolve in response to …

Environmental effects on body size are of widespread ecological and economic importance
but our understanding of these effects has been obscured by an apparent paradox. Life …

The majority of ectotherms mature at a larger size at lower rearing temperatures. Although
this temperature-size rule is well established, a general explanation for this phenomenon …

The relationship between ectotherm ecology and climatic conditions has been mainly
evaluated in terms of average conditions. Average temperature is the more common climatic …

Body temperature (T b) profoundly affects the fitness of ectotherms. Many ectotherms use
behavior to control T b within narrow levels. These temperatures are assumed to be optimal …