Difference between revisions of "Ectotherms"
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|description='''Ectotherms''' are organisms whose body temperatures conform to the thermal environment. In many cases, therefore, ectotherms are [[poicilotherms | poicilothermic]]. | |description='''Ectotherms''' are organisms whose body temperatures conform to the thermal environment. In many cases, therefore, ectotherms are [[poicilotherms | poicilothermic]]. | ||
|info=[[Hochachka 2002 Oxford Univ Press | Hochachka, Somero 2002]] | |info=[[Hochachka 2002 Oxford Univ Press | Hochachka, Somero 2002]] | ||
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== Normothermia: from endotherms to ectotherms == | == Normothermia: from endotherms to ectotherms == | ||
* ''More details:'' [[Normothermia]] | * ''More details:'' [[Normothermia]] | ||
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Ectotherms
Description
Ectotherms are organisms whose body temperatures conform to the thermal environment. In many cases, therefore, ectotherms are poicilothermic.
Reference: Hochachka, Somero 2002
Normothermia: from endotherms to ectotherms
- More details: Normothermia
