The energy allocation trade-offs underlying life history traits in hypometabolic strepsirhines and other primates

Abstract Life history, brain size and energy expenditure scale with body mass in mammals but there is little conclusive evidence for a correlated evolution between life history and energy expenditure (either basal/resting or daily) independent of body mass. We addressed this question by examining th...

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Main Authors: Bruno Simmen, Luca Morino, Stéphane Blanc, Cécile Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93764-x