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Metabolic adaptation for low energy throughput in orangutans

Energy is the fundamental currency of life—needed for growth, repair, and reproduction—but little is known about the metabolic physiology and evolved energy use strategies of the great apes, our closest evolutionary relatives. Here we report daily energy use in free-living orangutans (Pongo spp.) an...

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Autori principali: Pontzer, Herman, Raichlen, David A., Shumaker, Robert W., Ocobock, Cara, Wich, Serge A.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: National Academy of Sciences 2010
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922585/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20679208
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1001031107
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