Metabolism energizes all biological processes, and its tempo may importantly influence the
ecological success and evolutionary fitness of organisms. Therefore, understanding the …

Avian migration is among the most energetically demanding feats observed in animals.
Studies evaluating the physiological underpinnings of migration have repeatedly shown that …

Metabolic rates, including standard (SMR) and maximum (MMR) metabolic rate have often
been linked with life-history strategies. Variation in context-and tissue-level metabolism …

Consequences of the cost of living: is variation in metabolic rate evolutionarily significant? |
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Constraint-based explanations have dominated theories of size-related patterns in nature for
centuries. Explanations for metabolic scaling–the way in which metabolism changes with …

Metabolic rates are linked to key life-history traits that are thought to set the pace of life and
affect fitness, yet the role that parents may have in shaping the metabolism of their offspring …

In many species of animals, red carotenoid-based coloration is produced by metabolizing
yellow dietary pigments, and this red ornamentation can be an honest signal of individual …

Although mitochondrial respiration is believed to explain a substantial part of the variation in
resting metabolic rate (RMR), few studies have empirically studied the relationship between …

Understanding energy metabolism in free-ranging animals is crucial for ecological studies.
In birds, red blood cells (RBCs) offer a minimally invasive method to estimate metabolic rate …

Environmental temperatures differ across latitudes in the temperate zone, with relatively
lower summer and fall temperatures in the north leading to a shorter growing season prior to …