Open AccessLow energy use fuels a slow existence
Author(s) -
Danielle L. Levesque
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.094847
Subject(s) - basal metabolic rate , foraging , biology , ecology , energetics , metabolic rate , assimilation (phonology) , organism , allometry , reproduction , longevity , energy metabolism , zoology , paleontology , linguistics , biochemistry , philosophy , genetics , endocrinology
![][1] Much of an organism's life is given to the acquisition, assimilation and transformation of energy. Energy is collected, via foraging and feeding, and is in turn allocated to reproduction, somatic growth and the collection of yet more energy. A long-standing hypothesis in the
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