Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel?
International audience Ageing is associated with a decline in basal metabolic rate (BMR) in many species, including humans. The evolutionary and physiological causes underlying the relationship between age and BMR are poorly understood. Studies of procellariiform seabirds may provide valuable insigh...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00183597v1 2023-05-15T14:05:27+02:00 Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel? Moe, Borge Angelier, Frédéric Bech, Claus Chastel, Olivier Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim (NTNU) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Centre d'études biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2007-07 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00183597 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.005090 en eng HAL CCSD The Company of Biologists info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1242/jeb.005090 hal-00183597 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00183597 doi:10.1242/jeb.005090 ISSN: 0022-0949 EISSN: 1477-9145 Journal of Experimental Biology https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00183597 Journal of Experimental Biology, The Company of Biologists, 2007, 210, pp.3407-3414. ⟨10.1242/jeb.005090⟩ senescence ageing basal metabolic rate body condition disposable soma theory diurnal rhythm long-lived seabirds oxidative stress hypothesis Pagodroma nivea [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2007 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.005090 2021-11-28T01:42:07Z International audience Ageing is associated with a decline in basal metabolic rate (BMR) in many species, including humans. The evolutionary and physiological causes underlying the relationship between age and BMR are poorly understood. Studies of procellariiform seabirds may provide valuable insight because they have a longer maximum lifespan than expected from their body size and rates of energy metabolism. Such studies are rare, however, because there are few populations with a high proportion of individuals of known age. We performed a cross-sectional study of energy metabolism in relation to age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel Pagodroma nivea. In an Antarctic population that has been subject to a long-term research program, including annual banding of chicks since 1963, we measured BMR of individuals aged between 8 and 39 years. We show that the BMR of the snow petrel does not decrease with increasing age. BMR seems to be sustained at a fixed level throughout the investigated age-span. We review this result in light of the disposable soma theory of ageing, and we discuss whether species-specific relationships between age and basal metabolic rate can be related to differences in maximum lifespan. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Snow Petrel Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Antarctic Nivea ENVELOPE(-45.479,-45.479,-60.580,-60.580) Journal of Experimental Biology 210 19 3407 3414 |
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International audience Ageing is associated with a decline in basal metabolic rate (BMR) in many species, including humans. The evolutionary and physiological causes underlying the relationship between age and BMR are poorly understood. Studies of procellariiform seabirds may provide valuable insight because they have a longer maximum lifespan than expected from their body size and rates of energy metabolism. Such studies are rare, however, because there are few populations with a high proportion of individuals of known age. We performed a cross-sectional study of energy metabolism in relation to age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel Pagodroma nivea. In an Antarctic population that has been subject to a long-term research program, including annual banding of chicks since 1963, we measured BMR of individuals aged between 8 and 39 years. We show that the BMR of the snow petrel does not decrease with increasing age. BMR seems to be sustained at a fixed level throughout the investigated age-span. We review this result in light of the disposable soma theory of ageing, and we discuss whether species-specific relationships between age and basal metabolic rate can be related to differences in maximum lifespan. |
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Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim (NTNU) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Centre d'études biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel? |
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Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel? |
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Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel? |
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Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel? |
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Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel? |
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is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel? |
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ISSN: 0022-0949 EISSN: 1477-9145 Journal of Experimental Biology https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00183597 Journal of Experimental Biology, The Company of Biologists, 2007, 210, pp.3407-3414. ⟨10.1242/jeb.005090⟩ |
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