Allometric scaling of flight energetics in orchid bees: Evolution of flux capacities and flux rates

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3593-3602

  Darveau, Charles A ^a   Hochachka, Peter W ^a   Roubik, David W ^b   Suarez, Raul K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Enzyme activity; Evolution; Insect flight; Metabolic rate; Orchid bee

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CELL RESPIRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FLYING; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE; PANAMA; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BEES; CELL RESPIRATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMES; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MITOCHONDRIA; MUSCLES; PANAMA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

APOIDEA; EUGLOSSINI; INSECTA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 26844506613     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01777     Document Type: Article

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