Body Size and Longevity in Birds

Author: Lindstedt, S.L.; Calder, W.A.

Description: The concept of physiological time was introduced by Hill ( 1951). He reasoned that as metabolic rate and longevity change with body size, time itself may be scaled. Hence, spans such as growth to maturity, ges- tation period and the time required for digestion transpire on a time scale dependent upon the body size of an animal. Since Hills’ hypothesis, many of these rate variables have been examined in birds and mammals and related allometrically to their body size (Stahl 1962, Aschoff and Pohl 1970, Calder 1974).

Subject headings: Physiological time; Metabolic rate; Longevity; Body size; Time

Publication year: 1976

Journal or book title: The Condor

Volume: 78

Issue: 1

Pages: 91-94

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Type: Journal Article

Serial number: 634