On the Utility of Uniformity in the Definition of Basal Rate of Metabolism
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The increase in coefficient of variation and scaling exponent with inclusion of large herbivores can be explained by the difficulty in obtaining the conditions necessary for BMR measurement.
“These observations can both be explained by the difficulty in obtaining the conditions necessary for the measurement of BMR, which are strictly defined (McNab, 1997).”
From Allometric scaling of mammalian metabolism (2005) · cites this paper as McNab, 1997
Ruminants may require 7 days to arrive at a postabsorptive state, although such a state may in fact be unachievable.
“However, ruminants may require 7 days to arrive at a postabsorptive state (Blaxter, 1962), although such a state may in fact be unachievable (McNab, 1997).”
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- Authors
- McNab, B. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- McNab, Brian K.
- ORCID
- McNab, Brian K.
- Venue
- Physiological Zoology
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1997-11
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 718-720
- ISSN
- 0031-935X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2334642112
- Cited by
- 293
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physiological Zoology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Biomedical and Chemical Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Keywords
- basal metabolic rate, metabolic rate measurement
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Basal Metabolism, Energy Metabolism, Environment, Terminology as Topic, Population Dynamics, Vertebrates, Reproducibility of Results
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