Abstract
Minimal metabolic rate represents the minimal cost of living and appears to have the same relative composition of adenosine triphosphate processes in all organisms. Minimal metabolic rate is influenced by temperature and defines the standard metabolic rate (SMR) of animals. Animals that achieve SMR only for a given temperature are strictly ectothermic. Endotherms, on the other hand, are characterized by leakier membranes and an associated increase in cellular metabolism for a given temperature. The increase in cellular metabolism is coupled with an increase in heat production (i.e., obligatory thermogenesis) that, together with SMR, defines the basal metabolic rate of an endotherm. Consideration of minimal metabolic rate must take into account ecological and physiological processes, environmental influences, evolutionary arguments, and body size.
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