TABLE 2.

Metabolic theory of ecology parameters used in this study, based on values from the literature, and values estimated in the current study.

Parameter		Stickleback	Schistocephalus
Normalization constant	C (i)	17.71 (49,130,963) (empirically estimated in this study)	17.17 (28,630,983) (Brown et al., 2004; invertebrates)
Scaling exponent	α	1.039 (empirically estimated in this study)	0.75 (Kleiber, 1932; theoretical value)
Activation energy for aerobic respiration	E	0.63 eV (Brown et al., 2004)	0.63 eV (Brown et al., 2004)
Temperature	T	15°C (288.15 K) (lake temperature chosen for this study)	15°C (288.15 K) (lake temperature chosen for this study)