Reply to: Revisiting life history and morphological proxies for early mammaliaform metabolic rates

Elis Newham, Pamela G. Gill, Michael J. Benton, Philippa Brewer, Neil J. Gostling, David Haberthür, Jukka Jernvall, Tuomas Kankanpää, Aki Kallonen, Charles Navarro, Alexandra Pacureanu, Kelly Richards, Kate Robson Brown, Philipp Schneider, Heikki Suhonen, Paul Tafforeau, Katherine A. Williams, Berit Zeller-Plumhoff, Ian J. Corfe

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Abstract

In an article examining the physiology of Early Jurassic mammaliaform stem-mammals, we used proxies for basal and maximum metabolic rate, providing evidence that two key fossil mammaliaforms had metabolic rates closer to modern reptiles than modern mammals. Meiri and Levin questioned the use of our proxy for basal metabolic rate – terrestrial species maximum lifespan in the wild. Here, we explore the evidence behind these differences in viewpoint, and rebut specific points raised by these authors.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalNature Communications
Volume13
Issue number5564
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Research Field

  • High-Performance Vision Systems

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