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a rise in body temperature that ectotherms achieve by seeking warmth, improving survival of infection.

In immunology, behavioural fever refers to a rise in body temperature that ectotherms achieve by seeking warmth, improving survival of infection. This meaning comes from Reynolds (1976) in Nature.[1]

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Reynolds, W. W., Casterlin, M. E., & Covert, J. B. (1976). Behavioural fever in teleost fishes. Nature, 259(5538), 41-42. https://doi.org/10.1038/259041a0

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