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Thermoregulation is the
ability of an
organism to keep its body
temperature within certain boundaries, even when the
surrounding temperature is very different...
- As in
other mammals,
thermoregulation in
humans is an
important aspect of homeostasis. In
thermoregulation, body heat is
generated mostly in the deep...
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Pinnipeds (pronounced /ˈpɪnɪˌpɛdz/),
commonly known as seals, are a
widely distributed and
diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly...
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Insect thermoregulation is the
process whereby insects maintain body
temperatures within certain boundaries.
Insects have
traditionally been considered...
- hares.[page needed] Rabbits' ears are an
important structure to aid
thermoregulation as well as in
detecting predators due to the way the outer, middle...
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water loss.
Water helps maintain their ionic balance in
their blood,
thermoregulation system, and
removal of
wastes and
toxins from the body via urine. They...
- Homeothermy,
homothermy or
homoiothermy is
thermoregulation that
maintains a
stable internal body
temperature regardless of
external influence. This internal...
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cutaneous water permeability, but
promotes increased cutaneous blood flow.
Thermoregulation, in
combination with
seasonal acclimation,
describes the
major mechanisms...
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coined to
advocate for an
intermediate status of non-avian
dinosaur thermoregulation,
between endotherms and ectotherms. A more
technical definition was...
- keep the head
clean when feeding, and also
plays an
important role in
thermoregulation.
Vultures have been
observed to
hunch their bodies and tuck in their...
