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adaptive heterothermy: a standalone construct

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Comparative physiology

the letting of body temperature range widely over the day in large mammals so heat is stored and lost passively, saving water and energy.

In comparative physiology, adaptive heterothermy refers to the letting of body temperature range widely over the day in large mammals so heat is stored and lost passively, saving water and energy. This meaning comes from Hetem (2014) in Biological Reviews.[1]

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References

Hetem, R. S., Maloney, S. K., Fuller, A., & Mitchell, D. (2014). Heterothermy in large mammals: inevitable or implemented? Biological Reviews, 91(1), 187-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12166

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