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Silver-Haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

Citation:

Thermal energetics of torpid silver-haired batsLasionycteris noctivagans.

Author(s)
Dunbar, M.B.
Issue
1
Volume
52
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Metabolic Rate 1C: 4.70, 5C: 2.03, 10C: 2.62 Whole animal at diff temp mW NR Not Reported 3 SW MI Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

Energetics of migratory bats during stopover: a test of the torpor-assisted migration hypothesis.

Author(s)
Baloun, D.E.
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type Countries
Metabolic Rate See citation Figure 3 Energy use B Adult Long Point Bird Observatory, Ontario Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Bats on a budget: torpor-assisted migration saves time and energy.

Author(s)
McGuire, L.P., Jonasson, K.A. and Guglielmo, C.G.,
Issue
12
Volume
9
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Metabolic Rate See citation Figure 1 By temperature; resting vs. torpid W/g B Not Reported 24 Long Point Bird Observatory, Long Point, Ontario Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Metabolic Rate See citation Figure 4 By ambient temperature; fat required W/g Not Reported 25 Long Point Bird Observatory, Long Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA

California Leaf-Nosed Bat (Macrotus californicus)

Citation:

The roles of energetics, water economy, foraging behavior, and geothermal refugia in the distribution of the bat, Macrotus californicus.

Author(s)
Bell, G.P., Bartholomew, G.A. and Nagy, K.A.
Issue
3
Volume
156
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type California Counties Countries Error
Metabolic Rate Field metabolic rate mL CO2/g/hr M 4 Colorado Desert Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside USA
Metabolic Rate 2.78 Field metabolic rate mL CO2/g/hr B 16 Colorado Desert Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside USA 0.15
Metabolic Rate Field metabolic rate mL CO2/g/hr F 12 Colorado Desert Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside USA

Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)

Citation:

The energetics of mosquito feeding by insectivorous bats.

Author(s)
Wetzler, G.C. and Boyles, J.G.
Issue
4
Volume
96
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Countries
Metabolic Rate 26.4 Daily energy expenditure kJ/animal F Not Reported 1 Exposure Factor Datasets Not reported USA
Metabolic Rate 14.6 Daily energy expenditure kJ/animal F Adult 1 Exposure Factor Datasets Pregnant USA
Metabolic Rate 20.5 Daily energy expenditure kJ/animal F Adult 1 Exposure Factor Datasets Pregnant USA
Metabolic Rate 28.5 Daily energy expenditure kJ/animal F Adult 1 Exposure Factor Datasets Lactating USA
Metabolic Rate 33.7 Daily energy expenditure kJ/animal F Adult 1 Exposure Factor Datasets Pregnant USA
Metabolic Rate 41.3 Daily energy expenditure kJ/animal F Adult 1 Exposure Factor Datasets Lactating USA

Lesser Long-Nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)

Citation:

Morphological specialization influences nectar extraction efficiency of sympatric nectar-feeding bats.

Author(s)
Gonzalez-Terrazas, T.P., Medellin, R.A., Knörnschild, M. and Tschapka, M.
Issue
22
Volume
215
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Metabolic Rate 93.8 Daily energy expenditure kJ/day NR Not Reported 347 Callejones, Colima Exposure Factor Datasets MEXICO

Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Citation:

Evidence of late-summer mating readiness and early sexual maturation in migratory tree-roosting bats found dead at wind turbines.

Author(s)
Cryan, P.M., Jameson, J.W., Baerwald, E.F., Willis, C.K., Barclay, R.M., Snider, E.A. and Crichton, E.G.
Issue
10
Volume
7
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Metabolic Rate See citation Figure 2 As function of air temperature B Adult 122 Bernalillo County Exposure Factor Datasets USA

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Citation:

Simulated behavioral energetics of nonbreeding American robins: the influence of foraging time, intake rate and flying time on weight dynamics.

Author(s)
Marcum, H.A., Grant, W.E. and Chavez-Ramirez, F.
Issue
2
Volume
106
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Location Type Condition
Metabolic Rate Review see Table 3 Basal metabolic rate Exposure Factor Datasets Non-breeding
Citation:

Does low daily energy expenditure drive low metabolic capacity in the tropical robin, Turdus grayi?.

Author(s)
Wagner, D.N., Mineo, P.M., Sgueo, C., Wikelski, M. and Schaeffer, P.J.
Issue
6
Volume
183
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Countries Error
Metabolic Rate 10.3 Summit metabolism mLO2/min NR Not Reported Not reported Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets Breeding USA 0.88
Metabolic Rate 145.2 Mass specific summit metabolism mLO2/kg/min NR Not Reported Not reported Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets Breeding USA 11.9
Metabolic Rate 7.8 Daily energey expenditure LO2/d NR Not Reported Not reported Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets Breeding USA 0.55
Metabolic Rate 104.4 Mass specific daily energy expenditure LO2/kg/d NR Not Reported Not reported Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets Breeding USA 6.7

Vesper Bat (Myotis yumanensis)

Citation:

Myotis yumanensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).

Author(s)
Braun, J.K., Yang, B., González-Pérez, S.B. and Mares, M.A.
Issue
918
Volume
47
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Metabolic Rate 1.91 cm3 O2/hr B Adult Exposure Factor Datasets

California Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)

Citation:

Scaling of osmotic regulation in mammals and birds.

Author(s)
Calder 3rd, W.A. and Braun, E.J.
Issue
5
Volume
244
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Location Type
Metabolic Rate See citation equation 7 Glomerular filtration rate NR Exposure Factor Datasets

Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana)

Citation:

Xantusiid lizards have low energy, water, and food requirements.

Author(s)
Mautz, W.J. and Nagy, K.A.
Issue
4
Volume
73
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Countries
Metabolic Rate Spring-summer adults: 28.7 [7.2 (95% CI)]; spring-summer juveniles: 13.2 [6.8 (95% CI)]; Autumn-winter adults: 30.3 [4.2 (95% CI)]; Autumn-winter juveniles: 4.80 [2.79 (95% CI)] mL CO2/d NR Both Adults and Juveniles Spring-summer adults: 5; spring-summer juveniles: 4; Autumn-winter adults: 8; Autumn-winter juveniles: 4 Wilson Cove, San
Clemente Island 		Exposure Factor Datasets Los Angeles USA

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Citation:

Metabolic rates of Peromyscus maniculatus in winter, spring and summer

Author(s)
Stebbins, Lucius L., Reginald Orich and John Nagy
Pages
99-104
Year
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 5.76 average daily metabolic rate estimated as oxygen consumption at -17.7C ml O2/g/hr Male Adult 4 animals placed in cages in forest near Lethbridge, Alberta Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.22 SE
Metabolic Rate 4.26 average daily metabolic rate estimated by oxygen consumption at 14.45C ml O2/g/hr Male Adult 4 animals placed in cages in forest near Lethbridge, Alberta Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.3 SE
Metabolic Rate 3.12 average daily metabolic rate estimated as oxygen consumption at 20.6C ml O2/g/hr Male Adult 4 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.14 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 4.67 average resting metabolic rate estimated as oxygen consumption at -17.7C ml O2/g/hr Male Adult 4 animals placed in cages in forest near Lethbridge, Alberta Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.12 SE
Metabolic Rate 3.21 average resting metabolic rate estimated as oxygen consumption at 14.45C ml O2/g/hr Male Adult 4 animals placed in cages in forest near Lethbridge, Alberta Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.10 SE
Metabolic Rate 2.66 average resting metabolic rate estimated as oxygen consumption at 20.6C ml O2/g/hr Male Adult 4 animals placed in cages in forest near Lethbridge, Alberta Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.08 SE
Citation:

Field and maximal metabolic rates of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) at low and high altitudes

Author(s)
Hayes, Jack P.
Pages
732-744
Year
Issue
3
Volume
62
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Metabolic Rate 6.98 field metabolic rate ml CO2/g/h Both Male and Female Adult 20 White Mountain Research Station (elev., 3800 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo, Mono 1.12
Metabolic Rate 4.45 field metabolic rate ml CO2/g/h Both Male and Female Adult 16 White Mountain Research Station (elev., 1230 - 1830 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo, Mono 0.79
Citation:

Relationship between metabolic rate and energy expenditure for lactation in Peromyscus

Author(s)
Glazier, Douglas S.
Pages
587-590
Year
Issue
4
Volume
80
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 4.46 rate of energy expenditure for lactation per gram maternal weight kJ/g/d Female Adult 10 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.29 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 2.75 basal metabolic rate mlO2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 10 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.33 SE Laboratory
Citation:

Individual consistency of maximal oxygen consumption in deer mice

Author(s)
Hayes, J.P. and M.A. Chappell
Pages
495-503
Year
Volume
4
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of oxygen consumption rates at different temperature, altitude and exercise regimes ml O2/min Both Male and Female Adult 25-213 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus formerly Rana catesbeiana)

Citation:

Aerial activity oxygen consumption during metamorphosis of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana

Author(s)
Hillman, Stanley S. and Malcom S. Lea
Pages
407-410
Year
Issue
2
Volume
1983
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figures of aerial activity oxygen consumption and body weights at different developmental stages Not Reported Tadpole 59 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Influence of temperature acclimation on oxygen consumption, haemodyamics and oxygen transport in bullfrogs

Author(s)
Weathers, Wesley W.
Pages
321-330
Year
Volume
24
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 15.5 Oxygen consumption measured at 5C, frogs acclimated at 5C, mean body weight = 646 g (25.5 SE) ul O2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 8 Exposure Factor Datasets 1.2 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 53.3 Oxygen consumption measured at 20C, frogs acclimated at 20C, mean body weight = 621 g (30.5 SE) ul O2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 8 Exposure Factor Datasets 2.1 SE Laboratory
Citation:

Seasonal changes in the cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic responses to temperature and hypoxia in the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana

Author(s)
Rocha, Priscila L. and Luiz G.S. Branco
Pages
761-768
Year
Volume
201
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of oxygen consumption at various body temperatures within seasons Both Male and Female Adult 6/group Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Relation of body size and surface area to gas exchange in anurans

Author(s)
Hutchinson, Victor H., W.G. Whitford and M. Kohl
Pages
65-85
Year
Volume
41
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 29.36 Pulmonary oxygen uptake at 15C ul O2/g/hr Not Reported 4 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 27.74 Cutaneous oxygen uptake at 15C ul O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 4 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Elevated maintenance costs in an anuran (Rana catesbeiana) exposed to a mixture of trace elements during the embryonic and early larval periods

Author(s)
Rowe, Christopher L., Owen M. Kinney, Roy D. Nagle and Justin D. Congdon
Pages
27-35
Year
Volume
71
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.1582 resting oxygen consumption at 23C ml O2/hr/tadpole Not Reported Tadpole 19 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.009 SE Laboratory

Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)

Citation:

Ecological energetics of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii): Effects of rainfall and drought

Author(s)
Peterson, Charles C.
Pages
1831-1844
Year
Issue
6
Volume
77
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of seasonal changes in metabolic rates L CO2/kg/d Male Adult 6-11 Desert Tortoise Natural Area, California City (elev. 869-945 m) [lat., 35^o10'N, long., 118^o10'W] and Ivanpah Valley (elev., 866-914 m) [35^o39'N, 115^o15' W] Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada

Author(s)
Nagy, Kenneth A. and Philip A. Medica
Pages
73-92
Year
Issue
1
Volume
42
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Metabolic Rate 35.9 field metabolic rate, annual weighted mean kJ/kg/d Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 11 animals Rock Valley, Nye County Exposure Factor Datasets

Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)

Citation:

Evaporative water losses of the pallid bat

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M. and Harold E. White
Pages
452-58
Year
Issue
4
Volume
41
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.47 estimated oxygen consumption of resting animals at 25 C ml O2/g BW/hr Not Reported Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate estimated oxygen consumption of animals with wings extended, at 25-27 C ml O2/g BW/hr Not Reported Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Physiological responses to high environmental temperatures in three species of microchiropteran bats

Author(s)
Licht, Paul, and Philip Leitner
Pages
371-387
Year
Volume
22
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of metabolic heat production Not Reported Adult Not Reported 50 mi. NE of Berkeley (capture location) Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas formerly Bufo boreas)

Citation:

Relation of body size and surface area to gas exchange in anurans

Author(s)
Hutchinson, Victor H., W.G. Whitford and M. Kohl
Pages
65-85
Year
Volume
41
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 71.2 Pulmonary oxygen uptake at 25C ul O2/g/hr Not Reported 8 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 32.54 Cutaneous oxygen uptake at 25C ul O2/g/hr Not Reported 8 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 29.41 Pulmonary oxygen uptake at 5C ul O2/g/hr Not Reported 10 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 26.86 Cutaneous oxygen uptake at 5C ul O2/g/hr Not Reported 10 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

California Newt (Taricha torosa)

Citation:

Seasonal oxygen metabolism and cutaneous osmoregulation in the California newt, Taricha torosa

Author(s)
Harlow, Henry J.
Pages
231-236
Year
Issue
3
Volume
50
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.025 aerial respiration (oxygen consumption) at 15C cm3 O2/g/hr Male Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets terrestrial newts 0.008 (2SE) Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.054 aerial respiration (oxygen consumption) at 15C cm3 O2/g/hr Male Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets aquatic newts 0.004 (2SE) Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.019 aquatic respiration (oxygen consumption) at 15C cm3 O2/g/hr Male Adult 7 Exposure Factor Datasets aquatic newts 0.008 (2SE) Laboratory
Citation:

Seasonal aerobic and anaerobic metabolism at rest and druing activity in the salamander, Taricha torosa

Author(s)
Harlow, Henry J.
Pages
177-182
Year
Volume
61
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.016 (10C), 0.054 (15C), 0.061 (20C), 0.119 (25C) resting oxygen consumption measured at various temperatures (10-25C) cm3 O2/g/hr Male Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets aquatic newt Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.067 (10C), 0.132 (15C), 0.203 (20C), 0.287 (25C) active oxygen consumption measured at various temperatures (10-25C) cm3 O2/g/hr Male Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets aquatic newt Laboratory

Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

Citation:

Ontogenetic changes in diet, field metabolic rate, and water flux in the herbivorous lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Author(s)
Mautz, William J. and Kenneth A. Nagy
Pages
640-658
Year
Issue
6
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error Lab
Metabolic Rate range of average field metabolic rates (measured using doubly-labeled water) over 3 time periods ml CO2/g/hr Not Reported Hatchling 7-9/time period Thousand Palms Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Metabolic Rate 0.357 average field metabolic rate (measured using doubly-labeled water) ml CO2/g/hr Not Reported Juvenile 8 Thousand Palms Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside 0.024 SE
Metabolic Rate 0.110 (30C); 0.217 (35C); 0.238 (40C) average resting metabolic rate (oxygen consumption) measured at 30-40C ml O2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 5 Thousand Palms Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.180 (30C); 0.250 (35C); 0.279 (40C) average resting metabolic rate (oxygen consumption) measured at 30-40C ml O2/g/hr Not Reported Hatchling 5 Thousand Palms Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Hibernation in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Author(s)
Moberly, Walter R.
Pages
152-160
Year
Volume
36
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of resting oxygen consumption in hibernating and non-hibernating lizards at several body temperatures cc O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 60 Palm Springs Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

California Vole (Microtus californicus)

Citation:

Ventilatory accommodation of changing oxygen demand in sciurid rodents

Author(s)
Chappell, Mark A.
Pages
722-730
Year
Volume
162
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.0251 (10C); 0.0179 (20C); 0.0114 (30C) mean minium metabolic rate estimated as oxygen consumption at ambient temperatures (10-30C) ml O2/g/min Not Reported Not Reported 6/group Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Energy metabolism and evaporative water loss in the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Baudinette, Russel V.
Pages
57-72
Year
Volume
81
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.53 mean basal oxygen consumption at 28 degree C ml O2/g/ hr Not Reported Not Reported 10 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.04 Laboratory

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Citation:

Energetics of two wintering raptors

Author(s)
Koplin, James R., Michael W. Collopy, Albert R. Bammann and Howard Levenson
Pages
795-806
Year
Volume
97
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 40.8 existence metabolism as measured by the difference between food energy and energy in egesta of birds maintained at constant body mass for periods of 3 or more days kcal/d Not Reported Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis)

Citation:

The bioenergetics of hibernation in the eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Author(s)
Costanzo, Jon P.
Pages
682-692
Year
Volume
58
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.42 estimated from changes in body composition cal/g/d Both Male and Female Not Reported 13 captured in Portage County, WI Exposure Factor Datasets hibernating Laboratory
Citation:

Influence of pregnancy on oxygen consumption, heart rate and hematology in the garter snake: Implications for the "cost of reproduction" in live bearing reptiles

Author(s)
Birchard, Geoffrey F., Craig P. Black, Gordon W. Schuett and Virginia Black
Pages
519-523
Year
Volume
77
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.059 resting oxygen consumption at 25C cm3 O2 STP/hr/g Male Adult 6 captured in Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets 0.001 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.054 resting oxygen consumption at 25C cm3 O2 STP/hr/g Female Adult 3 captured in Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets non-pregnant 0.011 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.065 resting oxygen consumption at 25C cm3 O2 STP/hr/g Female Adult 4 captured in Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets 1 wk post-partum 0.005 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.095 resting oxygen consumption at 25C cm3 O2 STP/hr/g Female Adult 6 captured in Michigan and Ohio Exposure Factor Datasets pregnant 0.010 SE Laboratory
Citation:

Temperature-dependent shifts in the metabolism of a cool temperate reptile, Thanmophis sirtalis parietalis

Author(s)
Aleksiuk, Michael
Pages
495-503
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of oxygen consumption at 5-27C ml O2/g/hr Both Male and Female Not Reported 20 captured at Miami, Florida Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Citation:

Energy relationships of the mammals of a desert shrub (Larrea tridentata) community

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M. and Alice Eastlake Chew
Pages
1-20
Year
Issue
1
Volume
40
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate OC = 5.32 - 0.134 T equation relating oxygen consumption (OC) to temperature (T, 29-35C) ml O2/g/hr Both Male and Female Adult 6/sampling period; 10 periods captured at San Simon Valley, AZ from Aug. - July Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Energy metabolism and body water turnover rates of two species of free-living kangaroo rats, Dipodomys merriami and Dipodomys microps

Author(s)
Mullen, Robert K.
Pages
379-390
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Metabolic Rate range of mean monthly carbon dioxide production rates in the field ml CO2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 1 - 5/mo Rock Valley Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate range of monthly estimated energy expenditures in the field kcal/g/d Not Reported Adult 1 - 5/mo Rock Valley Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Daily and seasonal patterns of activity and energetics in a heteromyid rodent commuinity

Author(s)
Kenagy, G. J.
Pages
1201-1219
Year
Issue
6
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 3.24 resting metabolism at 5 degrees C, in a natural nest cc O2/g/h Not Reported Not Reported 6 individuals Exposure Factor Datasets 0.12 SE Laboratory
Citation:

The relation of oxygen consumption to temperature in desert rodents

Author(s)
Dawson, William R.
Pages
543-552
Year
Volume
36
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 1.2 average oxygen consumption rate at 31-34C cc O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 25 captured at Lovejoy Buttes, Los Angeles County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate OC = 3.57 + (-0.176)(T - 20.14) equation relating oxygen consumption (OC) to ambient temperature (T, 9-31C) cc O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 25 captured at Lovejoy Buttes, Los Angeles County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. bairdii)

Citation:

Oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production in male prarie deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) in different reproductive conditions and group densities

Author(s)
Staubs, Patricia A. and Eric L. Bradley
Pages
287-294
Year
Volume
119
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 6522 oxygen consumption of active animals at 23C ml/kg/hr Male Adult 6 Exposure Factor Datasets active 335.5 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 3370 resting oxygen consumption at 23C ml/kg/hr Male Adult 6 Exposure Factor Datasets resting 126.7 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 4760 daily (20-hr time period) mean oxygen consumption at 23C ml/kg/hr Male Adult 6 Exposure Factor Datasets 160.0 SE Laboratory

Citation:
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Location Type
Metabolic Rate 0.64 Basal metabolic rate cm^3 / g-hr Exposure Factor Datasets

Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)

Citation:

Metabolism and body temperature of two desert canids: Coyotes and kit foxes

Author(s)
Golightly, Richard T. and Robert D. Ohmart
Pages
624 - 635
Year
Volume
64
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.0034 summer basal metabolic rate watts/g Both Male and Female Adult 12 foxes Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 0.0028 winter basal metabolic rate watts/g Both Male and Female Adult 12 foxes Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. parietalis)

Citation:

Temperature-dependent shifts in the metabolism of a cool temperate reptile, Thanmophis sirtalis parietalis

Author(s)
Aleksiuk, Michael
Pages
495-503
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of oxygen consumption at 5-27C ml O2/g/hr Both Male and Female Not Reported 60 captured at Winnipeg, Manitoba Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)

Citation:

Time and energy budgets of the willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) during the breeding season

Author(s)
Ettinger, Amelia O. and James R. King
Pages
533-546
Year
Volume
97
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition
Metabolic Rate total daily energy expenditure kJ/h Male Adult 2-4 birds per breeding phase Hudson Biological Reserve Exposure Factor Datasets breeding
Metabolic Rate total daily energy expenditure kJ/d Female Adult 2-6 birds per breeding phase Hudson Biological Reserve Exposure Factor Datasets breeding

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. sonoriensis)

Citation:

The skin and respiratory water losses of Peromyscus maniculatus sonoriensis

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M.
Pages
463-467
Year
Issue
3
Volume
36
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate range of means for 5 groups ml O2 /g/hr Not Reported Adult 11/group Mice trapped near Palmdale, Los Angeles County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Citation:

Air temperature and direct partitional calorimetry of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Author(s)
South, F.E., R. H. Luecke, M. L. Zatzman and M. D. Shanklin
Pages
27-30
Year
Issue
1
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 2.1 resting metabolism kcal/kg/hr Female Juvenile 2 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Oxygen uptake of the California sea lion and harbour seal during exposure to heat

Author(s)
Matsuura, D. T. and G. C. Whittow
Pages
711-715
Year
Issue
3
Volume
225
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 321.4 oxygen uptake at rectal temperature of 16.4C. ml O2/min Both Male and Female Adult 3 Exposure Factor Datasets 3-4 yrs 23.7 SE Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 403.7 oxygen uptake at rectal temperature of 30.9C. ml O2/min Both Male and Female Adult 3 Exposure Factor Datasets 3-4 yrs 36.0 SE Laboratory

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Citation:

Metabolism and body temperature of two desert canids: Coyotes and kit foxes

Author(s)
Golightly, Richard T. and Robert D. Ohmart
Pages
624 - 635
Year
Volume
64
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.0015 basal metabolic rate at 22-26C estimated via oxygen consumption watts/g Both Male and Female Not Reported 3 captured in Maricopa County, AZ Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Energy requirements of eastern coyotes

Author(s)
Pekins, Peter J. and William W. Mautz
Pages
656-659
Year
Volume
68
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 10.6 yearly mean basal metabolic rate; range of seasonal means L O2/kg/d Both Male and Female Adult 4 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 163.5 field metabolic rate estimated as 3 times basal metabolic rate kcal/kg Both Male and Female Adult 4 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Citation:

Seasonal changes in oxygen consumption and body composition of Scleporus occidentalis

Author(s)
Heusner, A.A. and E.W. Jameson, Jr.
Pages
363-372
Year
Volume
69
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Metabolic Rate OC = 0.23(BW)^0.67 equation for relating resting oxygen consumption (OC; ml O2/hr) to body mass (BW; g) @ 25C ml O2/g/hr Both Male and Female Adult 154 animals Sierra Nevada (elev., 150 and 1500 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Winter energy requirements of Sceloporus occidentalis in the Mojave desert

Author(s)
Bartlett, Peter
Pages
179-181
Year
Volume
55
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition
Metabolic Rate Log OC = 0.044T + 0.64 regression equation for oxygen consumption (OC in ul O2/g/hr; log base 10) at various temperatures (T, 0 - 15 C) ul O2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 5-8/temperature Victorville Exposure Factor Datasets hibernating
Metabolic Rate 20 oxygen consumption measured at 15C ul O2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 8 Victorville Exposure Factor Datasets hibernating
Citation:

Respiratory changes during attempted induced hibernation in Sceloporus occidentalis in San Diego County, California

Author(s)
Mazzarella, Daral B.
Pages
310-314
Year
Issue
2
Volume
1976
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Metabolic Rate 0.24 oxygen consumption measured in laboratory at 23C on newly caught (1 wk) lizards cc O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 20 U.S. International University Campus Exposure Factor Datasets San Diego

Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer formerly Pituophis melanoleucus)

Citation:

Ventilation, gas exchange and blood gases in the snake, Pituophis melanoleucus

Author(s)
Stinner, Jerry N
Pages
279-298
Year
Volume
47
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Lab
Metabolic Rate log VO2 = 0.013 + 0.049T equation for oxygen consumption (logarithm of VO2; ul O2/g-h) as a function of body temperature (15-30C) ul O2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 11 captured at Riverside, CA Exposure Factor Datasets resting Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 5.6 (15C); 9.8 (20C); 17.3 (25C); 30.4 (30C) oxygen consumption rates measured at body temperatures of 15-30C ml O2/kg/hr Not Reported Adult 4/temp captured at Riverside, CA Exposure Factor Datasets resting Laboratory

Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

Citation:

Quantitative genetics of maximal oxygen consumption in a garter snake

Author(s)
Garland, Theodore Jr. and Albert F. Bennett
Pages
R986-R992
Year
Volume
259
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 3.15 maximal oxygen consumption at 30C ml O2/hr Both Male and Female Juvenile 245 gravid adults captured near Lassen, CA Exposure Factor Datasets mean age, 31.6 d; range 11-58 d 0.845 SD Laboratory

Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) formerly Rana aurora ssp. aurora

Citation:

Breeding habits and embryonic thermal requirements of the frogs, Rana aurora aurora and Rana pretiosa pretiosa in the pacific northwest

Author(s)
Licht, Lawrence E.
Pages
116-124
Year
Issue
1
Volume
52
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.59 oxygen consumption at 18.5C cm3 O2/egg/hr Not Reported Embryo 6 replicates with 30 embryos each Exposure Factor Datasets stage 12 - 15 0.10 SD Laboratory

Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)

Citation:

Relation of oxygen consumption to body weight, temperature, and temperature acclimation in lizards Uta stansburiana and Sceloporus occidentalis

Author(s)
Dawson, William R. and George A. Bartholomew
Pages
40-51
Year
Volume
29
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate OC = 0.60W^0.64 equation relating resting oxygen consumption (OC) to body weight (W, g) at 20C cc O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 2-5/weight group Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
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