Is metabolic rate a universal 'pacemaker'for biological processes?
DS Glazier - Biological Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A common, long‐held belief is that metabolic rate drives the rates of various
biological, ecological and evolutionary processes. Although this metabolic pacemaker view …
biological, ecological and evolutionary processes. Although this metabolic pacemaker view …
Meta-analysis reveals that resting metabolic rate is not consistently related to fitness and performance in animals
Explaining variation in the fitness of organisms is a fundamental goal in evolutionary
ecology. Maintenance energy metabolism is the minimum energy required to sustain …
ecology. Maintenance energy metabolism is the minimum energy required to sustain …
Temperature and nutrition do not interact to shape the evolution of metabolic rate
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Metabolic cold adaptation, or Krogh's rule, is the controversial hypothesis that predicts a
monotonically negative relationship between metabolic rate and environmental temperature …
monotonically negative relationship between metabolic rate and environmental temperature …
Metabolic rate covaries with fitness and the pace of the life history in the field
AK Pettersen, CR White… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Metabolic rate reflects the 'pace of life'in every organism. Metabolic rate is related to an
organism's capacity for essential maintenance, growth and reproduction—all of which …
organism's capacity for essential maintenance, growth and reproduction—all of which …
Sex-Specific Among-Individual Covariation in Locomotor Activity and Resting Metabolic Rate in Drosophila melanogaster
A key endeavor in evolutionary physiology is to identify sources of among-and within-
individual variation in resting metabolic rate (RMR). Although males and females often differ …
individual variation in resting metabolic rate (RMR). Although males and females often differ …
Energetic fitness: Field metabolic rates assessed via 3D accelerometry complement conventional fitness metrics
Evaluating the fitness of organisms is an essential step towards understanding their
responses to environmental change. Connections between energy expenditure and fitness …
responses to environmental change. Connections between energy expenditure and fitness …
Adding fuel to the “fire of life”: energy budgets across levels of variation in ectotherms and endotherms
Energy metabolism–the “fire of life”–is the sum of the processes by which animals acquire
energy, channel energy into useful functions, and dissipate energy from their bodies …
energy, channel energy into useful functions, and dissipate energy from their bodies …
Quantifying selection on standard metabolic rate and body mass in Drosophila melanogaster
Standard metabolic rate (SMR), defined as the minimal energy expenditure required for self-
maintenance, is a key physiological trait. Few studies have estimated its relationship with …
maintenance, is a key physiological trait. Few studies have estimated its relationship with …
Dietary choice for a balanced nutrient intake increases the mean and reduces the variance in the reproductive performance of male and female cockroaches
Sexual selection may cause dietary requirements for reproduction to diverge across the
sexes and promote the evolution of different foraging strategies in males and females …
sexes and promote the evolution of different foraging strategies in males and females …
Functional traits in red flour beetles: the dispersal phenotype is associated with leg length but not body size nor metabolic rate
Individuals vary in their ability to disperse. Much of this variation can be described by
covarying phenotypic traits that are related to dispersal (constituting the 'dispersal …
covarying phenotypic traits that are related to dispersal (constituting the 'dispersal …