Standard metabolic rate is associated with gestation duration, but not clutch size, in speckled cockroaches Nauphoeta cinerea

Summary Metabolic rate varies significantly between individuals, and these differences persist even when the wide range of biotic and abiotic factors that influence metabolism are accounted for. It is important to understand the life history implications of variation in metabolic rate, but they rema...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Natalie G. Schimpf, Philip G. D. Matthews, Craig R. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2012-09-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
SMR
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/1/12/1185