Shape shifting predicts ontogenetic changes in metabolic scaling in diverse aquatic invertebrates

Glazier, Douglas S, Hirst, Andrew G and Atkinson, David ORCID: 0000-0002-9956-2454 (2015) Shape shifting predicts ontogenetic changes in metabolic scaling in diverse aquatic invertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, 282 (1802). 20142302-.

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Abstract

Metabolism fuels all biological activities, and thus understanding its variation is fundamentally important. Much of this variation is related to body size,which is commonly believed to follow a 3/4-power scaling law. However, during ontogeny, many kinds of animals and plants show marked shifts in metabolic scaling that deviate from 3/4-power scaling predicted by general models. Here, we show that in diverse aquatic invertebrates, ontogenetic shifts in the scaling of routine metabolic rate from near isometry (bR = scaling exponent approx. 1) to negative allometry (bR

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ontogeny, aquatic invertebrates, resource-transport networks, surface area, body shape, metabolic scaling
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	27 May 2015 08:07
Last Modified:	23 Feb 2023 05:16
DOI:	10.1098/rspb.2014.2302
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2012080