high metabolic rate

Children have a high metabolic rate, so their bodies use more water.

Their life cycle is complete in a matter of seconds; they have a very high metabolic rate.

As it turned out, thin people didn't have higher metabolic rates.

But Mother said nonsense, I simply have a high metabolic rate.

A constant supply of nutrients was needed for growth and to fuel their higher metabolic rate.

"No, sir, but its speed of movement indicates a high metabolic rate.

Dolphins also have a higher metabolic rate than terrestrial mammals of a similar size.

Many otters live in cold waters and have very high metabolic rates to help keep them warm.

But he had a higher metabolic rate than a nat, used air more quickly.

The current study only infers a connection between higher metabolic rate and longevity.

Fifty to 85 percent of their diet is earthworms, and they have a high metabolic rate.

Warm blooded animals have a high metabolic rate (use up food faster).

A lot of nectar is produced to fuel the high metabolic rates needed to power their flight.

To document this point, he examined the longevity of birds, which have very high metabolic rates.

This also allows them to sustain a higher metabolic rate than most equivalent weight mammals.

Tachymetabolism, maintaining a high metabolic rate, particularly when at rest.

Shrews have an unusually high metabolic rate, above that expected in comparable small mammals.

Has an extremely high metabolic rate and thus a voracious appetite for raw meat.

Higher metabolic rates may accelerate the natural aging process via the production of damaging free radicals.

The high metabolic rates of birds during the active part of the day is supplemented by rest at other times.

These features enable frogs to have a higher metabolic rate and be more active than would otherwise be possible.

All shrews are carnivorous, and eat continually to satisfy their high metabolic rate.

Due to their high metabolic rate required for flight, birds have a high oxygen demand.

The most common costs to high-ranking individuals are higher metabolic rates and higher levels of stress hormones.

Animal flight is a very energetically expensive form of locomotion which requires a high metabolic rate.