Solving the conundrum of intra‐specific variation in metabolic rate: A multidisciplinary conceptual and methodological toolkit

Type Article
Date 2023-06
Language English
Author(s) Metcalfe Neil B.ORCID1, Bellman Jakob2, Bize Pierre3, Blier Pierre U.4, Crespel Amélie5, Dawson Neal J.1, Dunn Ruth E.6, Halsey Lewis G.7, Hood Wendy R.8, Hopkins Mark9, Killen Shaun S.1, McLennan Darryl1, Nadler Lauren E.10, Nati Julie J.H.11, Noakes Matthew J.12, Norin Tommy13, Ozanne Susan E.14, Peaker Malcolm15, Pettersen Amanda K.1, 16, Przybylska‐piech Anna17, Rathery Alann7, Récapet Charlotte18, Rodríguez Enrique19, Salin KarineORCID20, Stier Antoine21, Thoral Elisa22, Westerterp Klaas R.23, Westerterp‐plantenga Margriet S.23, Wojciechowski Michał S.17, Monaghan Pat1
Affiliation(s) 1 : School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine University of Glasgow Glasgow ,UK
2 : Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology University of Gothenburg Gothenburg ,Sweden
3 : Swiss Ornithological Institute Sempach ,Switzerland
4 : Département de Biologie Université de Québec à Rimouski Rimouski ,Canada
5 : Department of Biology University of Turku Turku, Finland
6 : Lancaster Environment Centre University of Lancaster Lancaster, UK
7 : School of Life and Health Sciences University of Roehampton London ,UK
8 : Department of Biological Sciences Auburn University Auburn ,USA
9 : School of Food Science and Nutrition Leeds University Leeds ,UK
10 : Ocean and Earth Science, NOC University of Southampton Southampton, UK
11 : Ocean Sciences Center Memorial University of Newfoundland St John's, Canada
12 : School of Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ,South Africa
13 : DTU Aqua: National Institute of Aquatic Resources Technical University of Denmark Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
14 : Wellcome‐MRC Institute of Metabolic Science University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK
15 : 13 Upper Crofts Alloway ,UK
16 : School of Life & Environmental Sciences The University of Sydney Sydney ,Australia
17 : Department of Vertebrate Zoology & Ecology Nicolaus Copernicus University Toruń ,Poland
18 : Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, INRAE, ECOBIOP, Saint‐Pée‐sur‐ Nivelle, France
19 : Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment University College London London ,UK
20 : IFREMER, Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD Laboratory of Environmental Marine Sciences Plouzané ,France
21 : Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA Villeurbanne ,France
22 : Department of Biology Lund University Lund ,Sweden
23 : Department of Nutrition & Movement Sciences Maastricht University Maastricht, The Netherlands
Source Bioessays (0265-9247) (Wiley), 2023-06 , Vol. 45 , N. 6 , P. 2300026 (14p.)
DOI 10.1002/bies.202300026
WOS© Times Cited 9
Keyword(s) ATP, energetics, energy, mitochondria, nutrition, physiology, respirometry
Abstract

Researchers from diverse disciplines, including organismal and cellular physiology, sports science, human nutrition, evolution and ecology, have sought to understand the causes and consequences of the surprising variation in metabolic rate found among and within individual animals of the same species. Research in this area has been hampered by differences in approach, terminology and methodology, and the context in which measurements are made. Recent advances provide important opportunities to identify and address the key questions in the field. By bringing together researchers from different areas of biology and biomedicine, we describe and evaluate these developments and the insights they could yield, highlighting the need for more standardisation across disciplines. We conclude with a list of important questions that can now be addressed by developing a common conceptual and methodological toolkit for studies on metabolic variation in animals.

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Metcalfe Neil B., Bellman Jakob, Bize Pierre, Blier Pierre U., Crespel Amélie, Dawson Neal J., Dunn Ruth E., Halsey Lewis G., Hood Wendy R., Hopkins Mark, Killen Shaun S., McLennan Darryl, Nadler Lauren E., Nati Julie J.H., Noakes Matthew J., Norin Tommy, Ozanne Susan E., Peaker Malcolm, Pettersen Amanda K., Przybylska‐piech Anna, Rathery Alann, Récapet Charlotte, Rodríguez Enrique, Salin Karine, Stier Antoine, Thoral Elisa, Westerterp Klaas R., Westerterp‐plantenga Margriet S., Wojciechowski Michał S., Monaghan Pat (2023). Solving the conundrum of intra‐specific variation in metabolic rate: A multidisciplinary conceptual and methodological toolkit. Bioessays, 45(6), 2300026 (14p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202300026 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00833/94478/