- An
ectotherm (from the Gr**** ἐκτός (ektós) "outside" and θερμός (thermós) "heat"), more
commonly referred to as a "cold-blooded animal", is an
animal in...
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Thermoregulation in
organisms runs
along a
spectrum from
endothermy to
ectothermy.
Endotherms create most of
their heat via
metabolic processes and are...
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characteristics that
determine an animal's thermophysiology.
These include:
Ectothermy,
controlling body
temperature through external processes, such as by basking...
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endotherms are
characterized as "warm-blooded". The
opposite of
endothermy is
ectothermy,
although in general,
there is no
absolute or
clear separation between...
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shivering or
increasing their metabolism. The
opposite of
endothermy is
ectothermy.
Homeothermy maintains a
stable internal body
temperature regardless of...
- "Vascularization in
ornamented osteoderms:
Physiological implications in
ectothermy and
amphibious lifestyle in the crocodylomorphs?".
Anatomical Record....
- An
energy budget is a
balance sheet of
energy income against expenditure. It is
studied in the
field of
Energetics which deals with the
study of energy...
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dormancy which have
often been
referred to as hibernation,
despite their ectothermy.
Botanists may use the term "seed hibernation" to
refer to a form of seed...
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ectothermic ("cold-blooded")
reptilian metabolism. The idea of
dinosaur ectothermy was
challenged by
scientists like
Robert T.
Bakker and John
Ostrom in...
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higher burst swimming speeds in
macropredators of
endothermic prey than
ectothermy would allow,
imply that otodontids,
including megalodon, were probably...
