Evaporative respiratory cooling augments pit organ thermal detection in rattlesnakes

Rattlesnakes use their facial pit organs to sense external thermal fluctuations. A temperature decrease in the heat-sensing membrane of the pit organ has the potential to enhance heat flux between their endothermic prey and the thermal sensors, affect the optimal functioning of thermal sensors in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Comparative Physiology 2013-12, Vol.199 (12), p.1093-1104
Hauptverfasser:	Cadena, Viviana, Andrade, Denis V, Bovo, Rafael P, Tattersall, Glenn J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Physiology Animal Structures - physiology Animals Biomedical and Life Sciences Body Temperature breathing cooling Crotalus - anatomy & histology Crotalus - physiology habitats heat transfer Humidity Life Sciences Mice Neurosciences odors Original Paper Predatory Behavior - physiology Respiration sense organs Smell snakes Temperature Thermography Thermosensing - physiology Volatilization Zoology
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