Basal metabolic rate, maximum thermogenic capacity and aerobic scope in rodents: Interaction between environmental temperature and torpor use

Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Careau, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Energetics; Heliox; Maximum metabolic rate; Peak metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METABOLISM; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; TORPOR;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLASSIFICATION; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOGENESIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THERMOGENESIS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874133030     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.1104     Document Type: Article

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