“…Like interspecific comparisons, intraspecific comparisons of R / M with cell size often show significant negative relationships [ 33 , 39 , 55 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 ], but contrary to cell SA theory, nonsignificant [ 39 , 61 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 ] and even positive [ 42 , 56 , 59 , 60 , 63 , 68 ] relationships have also been frequently reported. Why intraspecific relationships vary so much is little understood, but differences in temperature [ 28 , 54 , 59 , 61 , 63 ], fasting duration [ 68 ], developmental stage [ 39 ], tissue type [ 40 , 60 ], and duration of laboratory acclimation [ 61 , 63 ] or evolutionary adaptation [ 54 , 56 , 69 ] may be at least partially involved.…”