A long life in the fast lane: Positive association between peak metabolic rate and lifespan in a butterfly

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1388-1397

  Niitepõld, Kristjan ^a,b   Hanski, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Flight; Longevity; Oxidative stress; Pgi; Phosphoglucose isomerase; Physiological condition; Rate of living; Senescence; Trade off

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FLYING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LONGEVITY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; LONGEVITY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

MELITAEA CINXIA;

EID: 84876158822     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.080739     Document Type: Article

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