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Comparative physiology

the upper temperature at which an animal loses coordinated movement, used as an index of its heat tolerance.

In comparative physiology, critical thermal maximum refers to the upper temperature at which an animal loses coordinated movement, used as an index of its heat tolerance. This meaning comes from Lutterschmidt (1997) in Canadian Journal of Zoology.[1]

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References

Lutterschmidt, W. I., & Hutchison, V. H. (1997). The critical thermal maximum: history and critique. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 75(10), 1561-1574. https://doi.org/10.1139/z97-783

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