Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate
1. The fasting endurance hypothesis (FEH) predicts strong selection for large body size in mammals living in environments where food supply is interrupted over prolonged periods of time. The Arctic is a highly seasonal and food restricted environment, but contrary to predictions from the FEH, empiri...
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ftdatacite:10.5281/zenodo.4682654 2023-05-15T14:59:44+02:00 Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate Trondrud, L. Monica Pigeon, Gabriel Król, Elżbieta Albon, Steve Evans, Alina L. Arnold, Walter Hambly, Catherine Irvine, R. Justin Ropstad, Erik Stien, Audun Veiberg, Vebjørn Speakman, John R. Loe, Leif Egil 2021 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4682654 https://zenodo.org/record/4682654 unknown Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.83bk3j9qv https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4682653 https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad Open Access Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC-BY body temperature Rangifer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus fasting endurance energy budget body composition Biologging subcutaneous body temperature the Arctic intraspecific scaling Software SoftwareSourceCode article 2021 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4682654 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.83bk3j9qv https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4682653 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z 1. The fasting endurance hypothesis (FEH) predicts strong selection for large body size in mammals living in environments where food supply is interrupted over prolonged periods of time. The Arctic is a highly seasonal and food restricted environment, but contrary to predictions from the FEH, empirical evidence shows that Arctic mammals are often smaller than their temperate conspecifics. Intraspecific studies integrating physiology and behaviour of different-sized individuals, may shed light on this paradox. 2. We tested the FEH in free-living Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). We measured daily energy expenditure (DEE), subcutaneous body temperature (Tsc) and activity levels during the late winter in 14 adult females with body masses ranging from 46.3 to 57.8 kg. Winter energy expenditure (WEE) and fasting endurance (FE) were modelled dynamically by combining these data with body composition measurements of culled individuals at the onset of winter (14 years, n = 140) and variation in activity level throughout winter (10 years, n = 70). 3. Mean DEE was 6.3±0.7 MJ day−1. Lean mass, Tsc and activity had significantly positive effects on DEE. Across all 140 individuals, mean FE was 85±17 days (range 48–137 days). In contrast to the predictions of the FEH, the dominant factor affecting FE was initial fat mass, while body mass and FE were not correlated. Furthermore, lean mass and fat mass were not correlated. FE was on average 80% (45 days) longer in fat than lean individuals of the same size. Reducing activity levels by ~16% or Tsc by ~5% increased FE by 7%, and 4%, respectively. 4. Our results fail to support the FEH. Rather, we demonstrate that (i) the size of fat reserves can be independent of lean mass and body size within a species, (ii) ecological and environmental variation influence FE via their effects on body composition, and (iii) physiological and behavioural adjustments can improve FE within individuals. Altogether, our results suggest that there is a selection in Svalbard reindeer to accumulate body fat, rather than to grow structurally large. : Funding provided by: Norges Forskningsråd Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100005416 Award Number: KLIMAFORSK 267613 : The methods used to collect the data are described in Trondrud et al. 2021: " Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate. Accepted in Functional Ecology. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Rangifer tarandus Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Svalbard svalbard reindeer DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Dee ENVELOPE(-59.767,-59.767,-62.433,-62.433) Svalbard |
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1. The fasting endurance hypothesis (FEH) predicts strong selection for large body size in mammals living in environments where food supply is interrupted over prolonged periods of time. The Arctic is a highly seasonal and food restricted environment, but contrary to predictions from the FEH, empirical evidence shows that Arctic mammals are often smaller than their temperate conspecifics. Intraspecific studies integrating physiology and behaviour of different-sized individuals, may shed light on this paradox. 2. We tested the FEH in free-living Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). We measured daily energy expenditure (DEE), subcutaneous body temperature (Tsc) and activity levels during the late winter in 14 adult females with body masses ranging from 46.3 to 57.8 kg. Winter energy expenditure (WEE) and fasting endurance (FE) were modelled dynamically by combining these data with body composition measurements of culled individuals at the onset of winter (14 years, n = 140) and variation in activity level throughout winter (10 years, n = 70). 3. Mean DEE was 6.3±0.7 MJ day−1. Lean mass, Tsc and activity had significantly positive effects on DEE. Across all 140 individuals, mean FE was 85±17 days (range 48–137 days). In contrast to the predictions of the FEH, the dominant factor affecting FE was initial fat mass, while body mass and FE were not correlated. Furthermore, lean mass and fat mass were not correlated. FE was on average 80% (45 days) longer in fat than lean individuals of the same size. Reducing activity levels by ~16% or Tsc by ~5% increased FE by 7%, and 4%, respectively. 4. Our results fail to support the FEH. Rather, we demonstrate that (i) the size of fat reserves can be independent of lean mass and body size within a species, (ii) ecological and environmental variation influence FE via their effects on body composition, and (iii) physiological and behavioural adjustments can improve FE within individuals. Altogether, our results suggest that there is a selection in Svalbard reindeer to accumulate body fat, rather than to grow structurally large. : Funding provided by: Norges Forskningsråd Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100005416 Award Number: KLIMAFORSK 267613 : The methods used to collect the data are described in Trondrud et al. 2021: " Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate. Accepted in Functional Ecology. |
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Trondrud, L. Monica Pigeon, Gabriel Król, Elżbieta Albon, Steve Evans, Alina L. Arnold, Walter Hambly, Catherine Irvine, R. Justin Ropstad, Erik Stien, Audun Veiberg, Vebjørn Speakman, John R. Loe, Leif Egil |
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Trondrud, L. Monica Pigeon, Gabriel Król, Elżbieta Albon, Steve Evans, Alina L. Arnold, Walter Hambly, Catherine Irvine, R. Justin Ropstad, Erik Stien, Audun Veiberg, Vebjørn Speakman, John R. Loe, Leif Egil |
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Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate |
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Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate |
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Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate |
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Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate |
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Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate |
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fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate |
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