GENETIC CORRELATIONS IN A WILD RODENT: GRASS-EATERS AND FAST-GROWERS EVOLVE HIGH BASAL METABOLIC RATES

Among- and within-individual correlations between basal and maximal metabolic rates in birds.

The aerobic capacity model proposes that endothermy is a by-product of selection favouring high maximal metabolic rates (MMR) and its mechanistic coupling with basal metabolic rate (BMR). Attempts to validate this model in birds are equivocal and restricted to phenotypic correlations (rP), thus failing to distinguish among- and within-individual correlations (rind and re). We examined 300 paire...

Personality and basal metabolic rate in a wild bird population

The Basal-metabolic Rates of Vegetarians.

The work of Benedict and Roth (l), published in 1913, indicated that there is little if any consistent difference between the basal metabolic rates of vegetarians and non-vegetarians. It was only after observing several cases of surprisingly low basal metabolic rates in vegetarian girls of normal health and intelligence that the writers of the present paper concluded that the length of the peri...

Intraspecific Correlations of Basal and Maximal Metabolic Rates in Birds and the Aerobic Capacity Model for the Evolution of Endothermy

The underlying assumption of the aerobic capacity model for the evolution of endothermy is that basal (BMR) and maximal aerobic metabolic rates are phenotypically linked. However, because BMR is largely a function of central organs whereas maximal metabolic output is largely a function of skeletal muscles, the mechanistic underpinnings for their linkage are not obvious. Interspecific studies in...

Wild pistachio (Pistacia atlantica mutica) oil improve metabolic syndrome features in rats with high fructose ingestion

Objective(s): Metabolic syndrome is a multiplex risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Since some dietary fats such as mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) modify metabolic syndrome components the aim of the present study was to evaluate  the preventive effects of mixture, kernel and hull oils of wild pistachio (WP) (Pistacia atlantica mutica) as good sources of MUFA on different f...