Biologists have long appreciated the critical role that energy turnover plays in understanding
variation in performance and fitness among individuals. Whole-organism metabolic studies …

Changes in environmental temperature can pose considerable challenges to animals and
shifts in thermal habitat have been shown to be a major force driving species' adaptation …

Converting food to chemical energy (ATP) that is usable by cells is a principal requirement to
sustain life. The rate of ATP production has to be sufficient for housekeeping functions, such …

Temperature is a key abiotic factor affecting ecology, biogeography, and evolution of
species. Alterations of energy metabolism play an important role in adaptations and plastic …

Aerobic mitochondria serve as the power sources of eukaryotes by producing ATP through
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). The enzymes involved in OXPHOS are multisubunit …

It is often assumed that an animal's metabolic rate can be estimated through measuring the
whole-organism oxygen consumption rate. However, oxygen consumption alone is unlikely …

Temperature is a critical abiotic factor shaping the distribution and abundance of species,
but the mechanisms that underpin organismal thermal limits remain poorly understood. One …

Metazoans exist only with a continuous and rich supply of chemical energy from oxidative
phosphorylation in mitochondria. The oxidative phosphorylation machinery that mediates …

Temperature is one of the most important environmental factors affecting the physiology of
animals. Seasonal fluctuations in temperature are of particular importance in aquatic …

Basal or standard metabolic rate reflects the minimum amount of energy required to
maintain body processes, while the maximum metabolic rate sets the ceiling for aerobic …