It is generally assumed that the body temperature of large animals is less likely to change
because of their large body size, resulting in a high thermal inertia and a smaller surface …

Elasmobranch populations face worldwide declines owing to anthropogenic stressors, with
lethal and sub-lethal consequences. Oxygen uptake rates (̇ MM˙ O 2, typically measured in …

Trait-based ecology is a rapidly growing approach for developing insights and predictions
for data-poor species. Caudal tail fin shape has the potential to reveal much about the …

The gill surface area of aquatic ectotherms is thought to be closely linked to the ontogenetic
scaling of metabolic rate, a relationship that is often used to explain and predict ecological …

Metabolic rate underlies a wide range of phenomena from cellular dynamics to ecosystem
structure and function. Models seeking to statistically explain variation in metabolic rate …

The prevailing determinant of maturation in fishes is thought to be a redirection of energy
from growth to reproduction. Instead, the Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory predicts that …

Abstract The Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) posits that a mismatch in oxygen supply
and demand stemming from geometric constraints on gill surface area limits metabolic rate …

Across vertebrates increased maternal investment (via increased pre-and postnatal
provisioning) is associated with larger relative brain size, yet it remains unclear how brain …

Life history theory suggests that maximum size and growth evolve to maximize fitness. In
contrast, the Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) suggests that growth and maximum size …

All life acquires energy through metabolic processes and that energy is subsequently
allocated to life-sustaining functions such as survival, growth and reproduction. Thus, it has …