Integrating mitochondrial aerobic metabolism into ecology and evolution
Biologists have long appreciated the critical role that energy turnover plays in understanding
variation in performance and fitness among individuals. Whole-organism metabolic studies …
variation in performance and fitness among individuals. Whole-organism metabolic studies …
Variation in the link between oxygen consumption and ATP production, and its relevance for animal performance
It is often assumed that an animal's metabolic rate can be estimated through measuring the
whole-organism oxygen consumption rate. However, oxygen consumption alone is unlikely …
whole-organism oxygen consumption rate. However, oxygen consumption alone is unlikely …
Increased glucocorticoid concentrations in early life cause mitochondrial inefficiency and short telomeres
Telomeres are DNA structures that protect chromosome ends. However, telomeres shorten
during cell replication and at critically low lengths can reduce cell replicative potential …
during cell replication and at critically low lengths can reduce cell replicative potential …
Concordant divergence of mitogenomes and a mitonuclear gene cluster in bird lineages inhabiting different climates
Metabolic processes in eukaryotic cells depend on interactions between mitochondrial and
nuclear gene products (mitonuclear interactions). These interactions could have a direct role …
nuclear gene products (mitonuclear interactions). These interactions could have a direct role …
ComBATing aging—does increased brown adipose tissue activity confer longevity?
Brown and its related beige adipose tissue (BAT) play a definitive role in maintaining body
temperature by producing heat through uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), which acts by …
temperature by producing heat through uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), which acts by …
Plastic but repeatable: rapid adjustments of mitochondrial function and density during reproduction in a wild bird species
Most of the energy fluxes supporting animal performance flow through mitochondria. Hence,
inter-individual differences in performance might be rooted in inter-individual variations in …
inter-individual differences in performance might be rooted in inter-individual variations in …
Red blood cells open promising avenues for longitudinal studies of ageing in laboratory, non-model and wild animals
Ageing is characterized by a progressive deterioration of multiple physiological and
molecular pathways, which impair organismal performance and increase risks of death with …
molecular pathways, which impair organismal performance and increase risks of death with …
Oxidative stress mediates the impact of heatwaves on survival, growth and immune status in a lizard
Climate change often includes increases in the occurrence of extreme environmental
events. Among these, heatwaves affect the pace of life and performance of wildlife …
events. Among these, heatwaves affect the pace of life and performance of wildlife …
Integrative approaches for studying mitochondrial and nuclear genome co-evolution in oxidative phosphorylation
In animals, interactions among gene products of mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
(mitonuclear interactions) are of profound fitness, evolutionary, and ecological significance …
(mitonuclear interactions) are of profound fitness, evolutionary, and ecological significance …
Current versus future reproduction and longevity: a re-evaluation of predictions and mechanisms
Oxidative damage is predicted to be a mediator of trade-offs between current reproduction
and future reproduction or survival, but most studies fail to support such predictions. We …
and future reproduction or survival, but most studies fail to support such predictions. We …