“Respiratory” turbinates in endotherms and ectotherms
The FASEB Journal, 2015 For thirty years respiratory turbinates have been hailed as unequivocal indicators of endothermy in mammals and birds, but their validity as osteologic correlates of metabolic rate is limited to extant mammals. The nasal cavity contributes to heat and water conservation in extant birds, but their trachea also plays an important role.
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Melanism as a potential thermal benefit in eastern fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) [PDF]
, 2019 Melanistic fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) have expanded westward and increased in frequency in the Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, metropolitan areas.
Ciurej, Amanda K. +3 more
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Stress in wild and captive snakes : quantification, effects and the importance of management [PDF]
, 2018 As in other animals, distress and impaired welfare have a deleterious effect on the mental, physical and behavioral health of snakes in the wild and in captivity.
Aerts, Johan +4 more
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Integrating the influence of weather into mechanistic models of butterfly movement [PDF]
, 2019 Understanding the factors influencing movement is essential to forecasting species persistence in a changing environment. Movement is often studied using mechanistic models, extrapolating short-term observations of individuals to longer-term predictions,
Evans, Luke C. +5 more
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Interannual size changes of adult Aurelia sp.5 medusae stage in the Marine Protected Area of Mljet Island South Adriatic [PDF]
, 2012 Aurelia aurita s.l. is the most widespread scyphozoan jellyfish that recurrently appear "en mass" and forms large aggregations mainly in coastal waters, embayments and estuaries.
Bonnet, Delphine +7 more
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The Effect of Temperature on D-lactate Production during Male Courtship in the Brush-legged Wolf Spider Schizocosa ocreata [PDF]
, 2012 2012 Undergraduate Research Scholarship2012 Newark Undergraduate Research Forum Winner. First Place Biological SciencesWolf spiders (Lycosidae), like all spiders, are ectothermic, meaning that their body temperature is similar to the temperature of the ...
Ackers, Ian
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Climate change and ageing in ectotherms
, 2022 Climate change and ageing in ...
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Fever in Ectotherms: Evolutionary Implications [PDF]
American Zoologist, 1979 Fever, an elevated thermoregulatory “set-point,” occurs in vertebrates from fishes through mammals in response to infection with appropriate pathogens. The long phylogenetic history of fever supports the hypothesis that fever has an adaptive or beneficial role (i.e., fever is a component of the host's immunological defenses).
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The Role of the Pineal Body in Ectotherm Thermoregulation [PDF]
, 1979 Charles L. Ralph +2 more
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Thermoregulation Variation in Vertebrates Reveals Differences in Thermal Fatigue Resistance of Bones [PDF]
arXivIn this study, we propose the hypothesis that there is a significant difference in thermal cycling fatigue resistance between the bones of ectothermic and endothermic animals. We performed an experiment to test whether bones of endothermic animals, having potentially lost their ability to adapt to thermal cycling, exhibit reduced resistance to thermal ...
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