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regional endothermy: a standalone construct

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Fish physiology

the retention of metabolic heat in parts of the body of fishes such as tunas through countercurrent heat exchangers in blood vessels.

In fish physiology, regional endothermy refers to the retention of metabolic heat in parts of the body of fishes such as tunas through countercurrent heat exchangers in blood vessels. This meaning comes from Carey (1966) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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Carey, F. G., & Teal, J. M. (1966). Heat Conservation in Tuna Fish Muscle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 56(5), 1464-1469. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.56.5.1464

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