Causes and significance of variation in mammalian basal metabolism

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-311

  Raichlen, David A ^a   Gordon, Adam D ^b   Muchlinski, Magdalena N ^c   Snodgrass, J Josh ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Basal metabolic rate; Body mass; Energetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; MUSCLES; PHYLOGENY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77649295764     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0399-4     Document Type: Article

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