Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate

• Main Authors: 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
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: body temperature; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; fasting endurance; energy budget; body composition; Biologging; subcutaneous body temperature; the Arctic; intraspecific scaling; Arctic; Dee; Svalbard; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4682654; https://zenodo.org/record/4682654

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...