Contemporary studies on aging and longevity have largely overlooked the role that
adaptation plays in lifespan variation across species. Emerging evidence indicates that the …

Bioenergetic models describe the processes through which animals acquire energy from
resources in the environment and allocate it to different life history functions. They capture …

Bioenergetics is the study of how animals achieve energetic balance. Energetic balance
results from the energetic expenditure of an individual and the energy they extract from their …

The superorder Cetartiodactyla has expanded to occupy a wide range of terrestrial and
marine niches with very different energy requirements. As mitochondria are the primary site …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) typically feed on prey that are high in lipid and
protein content and nearly devoid of carbohydrate, a dietary feature shared with other …

Tourism and recreational activities now threaten the conservation status of 21% of the
marine mammal species recognized by the IUCN. In the past two decades, concerted efforts …

Mammalian spermatozoa are a notable example of metabolic compartmentalization. 1
Energy in the form of ATP production, vital for motility, capacitation, and fertilization, is …

Background Habitat transitions have considerable consequences in organism homeostasis,
as they require the adjustment of several concurrent physiological compartments to maintain …

Plasma biochemical analysis remains one of the established ways of monitoring captive
marine mammal health. More recently, complementary plasma lipidomic analysis has …

Lipidomics represent a valid complementary tool to the biochemical analysis of plasma in
humans. However, in cetaceans, these tools have been unexplored. Here, we evaluated …