Body Size and Limits to the Daily Range of Body Temperature in Terrestrial Ectotherms

A nonequilibrium heat-transfer model is used to calculate the extreme range of body temperatures available to ectotherms of different masses. At about 1 kg a transition occurs in the amplitudes imposed on a terrestrial ectotherm's potential range in body temperature by the daily cycling of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 1985-01, Vol.125 (1), p.102-117
1. Verfasser:	Stevenson, R. D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal physiology Animals Biological and medical sciences Body size Body temperature Coefficients Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Lizards Marine ecology Mathematics in biology. Statistical analysis. Models. Metrology. Data processing in biology (general aspects) Surface layers Temperature gradients Thermoregulation
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