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

• Published in: Functional Ecology
• Main Authors: Trondrud, Liv Monica, Pigeon, Gabriel, Król, Elżbieta, Albon, Steve, Evans, Alina, 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: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; Arctic; Dee; Svalbard; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/22063; https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13816

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...