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Page 1: Create required to maintain body temp. than ectotherms€¦ · Ectotherms require relatively little food. DAY Air temperature = 300C Body temperature = 370C NIGHT Air temperature
Page 2: Create required to maintain body temp. than ectotherms€¦ · Ectotherms require relatively little food. DAY Air temperature = 300C Body temperature = 370C NIGHT Air temperature

» Create own heat from metabolic processes˃ Birds & mammals  (mainly)

» Energy is required to maintain body temp.» Increased respiration

» Higher body temp. than ectotherms» Usually between 36°C ‐ 42°C

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» Smaller fluctuations in body temp. » Homeotherm – stable body temperature

»Mainly physiological regulation» Body temp. not uniform

•Warmest at core, cooler at extremities

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Page 5: Create required to maintain body temp. than ectotherms€¦ · Ectotherms require relatively little food. DAY Air temperature = 300C Body temperature = 370C NIGHT Air temperature

˃PRO:+Increased habitat diversity+Less vulnerable to temp. changes+Internal reproduction+Increased bacterial protection

˃CONS:+Energetically costly

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» Use external sources to regulate body temp.˃ Amphibians & reptiles

» Behavioral means to regulate temp.˃ Getting wet˃ Lying on cool ground˃ Finding shade˃ Climbing onto higher rocks˃ Lay in sun˃ Inflate body

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» Large fluctuations in body temp.˃Poikilotherm – body temperature varies

» Relatively even temp. throughout body

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˃PRO:+ Less food required+ Afford long periods of time without food

˃CONS:+ Dependent upon environment+ Limited habitable environments+ Limited regulation strategies+ Food acquisition difficult

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Environmental Temperature