title: Life history: the energy-efficient orangutan.
abstract: A study of orangutans' daily energy expenditure confirmed exceptionally slow metabolism. It suggests they evolved a lifestyle designed to minimize energy use. If so, shifting to a higher energy-use strategy may help explain how humans evolved.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Glendon College of York University, 2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto MSN 3M6, ON, Canada. arusson@gl.yorku.ca
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Russon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D048788:Growth and Development; D057079:Pongo / Q000378:metabolism*