Heterothermy or heterothermia (from Greek ἕτερος heteros "other" and θέρμη thermē "heat") is a physiological term for animals that vary between self-regulating...
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in nocturnal species, during the day). For such creatures, the term heterothermy was introduced. Further examinations of animals traditionally classified...
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type of temperature regulation called heterothermy to survive in this harsh desert climate. With heterothermy, animals no longer keep their body temperature...
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juvenile dinosaurs will better resolve this question.[citation needed] Heterothermy Gigantothermy Poikilotherm Argentine black and white tegu § Endothermic...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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(Molossidae), and the bent-winged bats (Miniopteridae), which extensively use heterothermy (where body temperature can vary). Compared to other mammals, bats have...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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store energy in fat deposits before rolling into a ball and engaging in heterothermy during winter months. The two genera of pygmy possums are Burramys and...
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depression undergone by some animal species. Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate...
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temperature, via solar radiation, internal mechanisms of "shivering" (called heterothermy), and countercurrent exchange to retain heat. Other bees have similar...
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biologists.org. Downs, Colleen; Mark Brown (January 2002). "Nocturnal Heterothermy And Torpor In The Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)". Auk. 119 (1):...
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assumed to have evolved relatively narrow performance breadths. Thus, the heterothermy of these endotherms would lead to losses of performance during certain...
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much colder than core body temperature, a phenomenon known as regional heterothermy. In warmer temperatures, reindeer can also switch from nasal breathing...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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PMID 23363617. Karanewsky; Bauert; Wright (2015). "Effects of Sex and Age on Heterothermy in Goodman's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara)". International Journal...
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PMC 5016124. PMID 27298322. Lovegrove BG (2012). "A Single Origin of Heterothermy in Mammals". Living in a Seasonal World. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer...
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Helmuth, B. (2013). "Survival and arm abscission are linked to regional heterothermy in an intertidal sea star". Journal of Experimental Biology. 216 (12):...
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African hedgehog hibernates during the winter and studies show that heterothermy helps keep the energy balance for this species during winter. The gestation...
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semi-desert birds, there were also seasonal changes in daily heterothermy, with higher heterothermy during the dry season compared to the wet season. When air...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats. A&C Black. Hallam, S. L. (2011). Heterothermy and seasonal patterns of metabolic rate in the southern African hedgehog...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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Thermoregulation in animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy Kleptothermy...
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exhibit lower body temperatures than other todies, and have also exhibited heterothermy over a range of temperatures. Most coraciiformes have a body temperature...
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