Despite many decades of research, the allometric scaling of metabolic rates (MRs) remains
poorly understood. Here, we argue that scaling exponents of these allometries do not …

We review the most comprehensive metabolic theory of life existing to date. A special focus
is given to the thermodynamic roots of this theory and to implications that the laws of physics …

Body size determines total reproductive-energy output. Most theories assume reproductive
output is a fixed proportion of size, with respect to mass, but formal macroecological tests are …

Thermal preference and performance provide the physiological frame within which fish
species seek strategies to cope with the challenges raised by the low temperatures and low …

Size‐selective harvesting is assumed to alter life histories of exploited fish populations,
thereby negatively affecting population productivity, recovery, and yield. However …

Managing fisheries using length‐based harvest regulations is common, but such policies
often create trade‐offs among conservation (eg maintaining natural age‐structure or …

Poikilothermic animals comprise most species on Earth and are especially sensitive to
changes in environmental temperatures. Species conservation in a changing climate relies …

Worldwide depletion of fish stocks has led fisheries managers to become increasingly
concerned about rebuilding and recovery planning. To succeed, factors affecting recovery …

Modeling of body growth forms an essential part of many fisheries stock assessments.
Growth influences population dynamics through its effects on lifetime patterns of biomass …

We synthesise traditional unstructured food webs, allometric body size scaling, trait-based
modelling, and physiologically structured modelling to provide a novel and ecologically …