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fasting endurance hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Ecophysiology

the hypothesis that larger body size in seasonal environments is favored because bigger animals can survive longer periods without food.

In ecophysiology, fasting endurance hypothesis refers to the hypothesis that larger body size in seasonal environments is favored because bigger animals can survive longer periods without food. This meaning comes from Lindstedt (1985) in The American Naturalist.[1]

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References

Lindstedt, S. L., & Boyce, M. S. (1985). Seasonality, Fasting Endurance, and Body Size in Mammals. The American Naturalist, 125(6), 873-878. https://doi.org/10.1086/284385

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