Standard Metabolic Rate (SMR) is the energy expenditure of an ectotherm when it is resting, unfed, and not stressed at a specific temperature.
standard metabolic rate (SMR): The metabolic rate of a resting, fasting, and nonstressed ectotherm at a particular temperature.
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