-
immediate environment. The
opposite is poikilothermy. The only
known living homeotherms are
mammals and birds, as well as one lizard, the
Argentine black and...
- to
homeothermic ones. However, when
homeotherms and
poikilotherms have
similar niches, and compete, the
homeotherm can
often drive poikilothermic competitors...
- on its
environment and
physical behaviour.
Homeotherms are not
necessarily endothermic. Some
homeotherms may
maintain constant body
temperatures through...
- A ****
ratio is the
ratio of
males to
females in a po****tion. As
explained by Fisher's principle, for
evolutionary reasons this is
typically about 1:1...
-
Gigantothermy (sometimes
called ectothermic homeothermy or
inertial homeothermy) is a
phenomenon with
significance in
biology and paleontology, whereby...
- the neck is
relatively short to
provide better support.
Elephants are
homeotherms and
maintain their average body
temperature at ~ 36 °C (97 °F), with...
- have been more
agile than
their prey items, but were
probably inertial homeotherms rather than
endotherms unlike contemporary therocephalians and cynodonts...
- ; Atkinson,
Stephen D.; Székely,
Csaba (2015). "Myxozoans
exploiting homeotherms". In Okamura, B.; Gruhl, A.; Bartholomew, J.L. (eds.).
Myxozoan Evolution...
- Donna; Lovejoy, C. Owen (2008). "Temperature
regulates limb
length in
homeotherms by
directly modulating cartilage growth" (PDF).
Proceedings of the National...
-
dependent on the
temperature of the
external environment. In contrast,
homeotherms regulate their internal body
temperature by
expending metabolic energy...
