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poikilotherm (/ˈpɔɪkələˌθɜːrm, pɔɪˈkɪləˌθɜːrm/) is an
animal (Gr****
poikilos – 'various', 'spotted', and
therme – 'heat')
whose internal temperature...
- warm-blooded
animal species. Homeothermy's
opposite is poikilothermy. A
poikilotherm is an
organism that does not
maintain a
fixed internal temperature but...
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panting (many
mammals and all birds)—mechanisms
generally absent in
poikilotherms. It has been
hypothesized that warm-bloodedness
evolved in
mammals and...
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better resolve this question.[citation needed]
Heterothermy Gigantothermy Poikilotherm Argentine black and
white tegu § Endothermic
behavior Grady; et al. (2014)...
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temperature of a honeybee's
thorax can
exceed 45 °C
while in flight.
Mesotherm Poikilotherm Hut, RA; Barnes, BM; Daan, S (Jan 2002). "Body
temperature patterns before...
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Thermoregulation in
animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy...
- mole-rat
produces little metabolic heat, so it is
considered an
operational poikilotherm.
Birds are also endothermic, so
endothermy is not
unique to mammals....
- mosquito, and even
polar bears near the ocean.
Tundra is
largely devoid of
poikilotherms such as
frogs or lizards. Due to the
harsh climate of
Arctic tundra...
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Thermoregulation in
animals Ectotherm Endotherm Mesotherm Poikilotherm Homeothermy Heterothermy Stenotherm Eurytherm Thermolabile Thermostability Gigantothermy...
- planet. Heat and
temperature relate importantly to
metabolic activity.
Poikilotherms, for example, have a body
temperature that is
largely regulated and...
