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properties (en) > biological properties (en) > homeothermy (physiology) (en)

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  • The pattern of temperature regulation in a tachymetabolic species in which the cyclic variation in core temperature, either nychthemerally or seasonally, is maintained within arbitrarily defined limits despite much larger variations in ambient temperature, i.e., homeotherms regulate their body temperature within a narrow range.

    Created: 6/21/22

    Last modified: 6/22/22

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