High internal fat stores, including fatty acid levels, muscle glycogen, and leptin, indicate a high probability of surviving short-term allostatic overload. This cue is reliable when the perturbation is short-lived, fat is expendable, and a delayed response is likely to succeed, but it may increase error if fat stores are necessary for escape or if the loss of insulation incurs additional costs.

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  Allostasis revisited: A perception, variation, and risk framework

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