Is basal metabolic rate influenced by age in a long-lived seabird, the snow petrel?

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Biology
• Main Authors: Moe, Borge, Angelier, Frédéric, Bech, Claus, Chastel, Olivier
• Other Authors: 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)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2007
• Subjects: senescence; ageing; basal metabolic rate; body condition; disposable soma theory; diurnal rhythm; long-lived seabirds; oxidative stress hypothesis; Pagodroma nivea; envir; geo; Antarctic; Nivea; Antarc*; Snow Petrel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.005090; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00183597

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...