gigantothermy
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Gigantothermy — The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, exhibits gigantothermy Gigantothermy (sometimes called ectothermic homeothermy) is a phenomenon with significance in biology and paleontology, whereby large, bulky ectothermic animals are more easily … Wikipedia
gigantothermy — /dʒaɪˈgæntoʊθɜmi/ (say juy gantohthermee) noun the system by which a large animal regulates its body heat, being better able, by virtue of its volume to surface area ratio, to gain and lose heat more slowly than a smaller animal which has… …
Gigantotermia — La tortuga laúd se vale de la gigantotermia para sobrevivir en los gelidos mares del norte. La gigantotermia u homeotermia inercial es un fenómeno de importancia en la biología y la paleontología por el cual los animales de sangre fría de… … Wikipedia Español
Warm-blooded — In biology, a warm blooded animal species is one whose members maintain thermal homeostasis; that is, they keep their body temperature at a roughly constant level, regardless of the ambient temperature. This involves the ability to cool down or… … Wikipedia
Physiology of dinosaurs — Note: In this article dinosaur means non avian dinosaur, since most experts regard birds as an advanced group of dinosaurs. The physiology of dinosaurs has historically been a controversial subject, particularly thermoregulation. Recently, many… … Wikipedia
Gigantothermie — Carcharodon carcharias, le grand requin blanc, est un animal gigantotherme. La gigantothermie (parfois appelée homéothermie ectotherme) est un phénomène rencontré en biologie et en paléontologie qui fait que de volumineux animaux ectothermes (ne… … Wikipédia en Français
Tyrannosaurus — T. rex redirects here. For other uses, see T. rex (disambiguation). Bilateria Tyrannosaurus rex Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 67–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
Great white shark — Taxobox name = Great white shark fossil range = Pliocene to recent status = VU trend = unknown status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis = Elasmobranchii ordo = Lamniformes … Wikipedia
Tyrannosauridae — Filozoa Tyrannosaurids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 83–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
Bergmann's Rule — In zoology, Bergmann s rule is an ecogeographic rule that correlates latitude with body mass in animals.Tim M. Blackburn; Kevin J. Gaston; Natasha Loder (1999) Geographic Gradients in Body Size: A Clarification of Bergmann s Rule Diversity and… … Wikipedia
