Metabolic rate (MR) often scales with body mass (BM) following a power function of the form
MR= a BM b, where log (a) is the allometric intercept and b is the allometric exponent (ie …

Widely observed allometric scaling (log–log slope< 1) of metabolic rate (MR) with body
mass (BM) in animals has been frequently explained using functional mechanisms, but …

Debate on the mechanism (s) responsible for the scaling of metabolic rate with body size in
mammals has focused on why the maximum metabolic rate () appears to scale more steeply …

Much is known about the genetic variance in certain components of metabolism, most
notably resting and maximum metabolic rate. This is in stark contrast to the lack of …

A curvilinear relationship between mammalian metabolic rate and body size on a log-log
scale has been adopted in lieu of the longstanding concept of a 3/4 allometric relationship …

1574 account for this variation in metabolic scope. Theory and experiments must, in the end,
converge. What ultimately determines the scaling of a function with body size? An answer to …

Metabolism fuels all of life's activities, from biochemical reactions to ecological interactions.
According to two intensely debated theories, body size affects metabolism via geometrical …

A common belief is that the body-mass scaling of metabolic rate is the result of intrinsic
(physical) constraints related to body design. However, many recent studies have shown …

Variability in metabolic scaling in animals, the relationship between metabolic rate (R) and
body mass (M), has been a source of debate and controversy for decades. R is proportional …

Quantitative genetic analyses of basal metabolic rate (BMR) can inform us about the
evolvability of the trait by providing estimates of heritability, and also of genetic correlations …