This explains how many large species have managedv o compete with their more active neighbor: the compenbation for a low oxidative metabolic rateiis glycolysis.

• 这足以解释许多庞大的动物种类如何得以成功地与它们那些更为活跃的“邻居”相竞争抗衡的：对于较低的氧化新陈代谢率，动物的补偿机制就是糖酵解。