heterothermic


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Adj.1.heterothermic - of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
ectothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous
cold-blooded - having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated)
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Being heterothermic, snakes possess many extreme morphological and physiological adaptations (Castoe et al., 2013).
BIOLOGY, HABITAT AND CONSERVATION OF INDIAN ROCK PYTHON-A BRIEF REVIEW
Reproductive adaptations of heterothermic bats at the northern borders of their distribution.
Biologia reproductiva de Artibeus lituratus y Artibeus jamaicensis (Phyllostomidae: stenodermatinae) en un area urbana en Colombia
Elephantsare heterothermic animals, the party had said, meaning they store heat in their body tissue during the day and must be able to release this heat to avoid chronic stress and illness.
Animal Party calls for probe into elephant's death
Continental-scale, seasonal movements of a heterothermic migratory tree bat.
Acoustic monitoring provides first records of Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) and delineates the distribution of silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) in Southeast Alaska
Sex differences in the thermoregulation and evaporative water loss of a heterothermic bat, Lasiurus cinereus, during its spring migration.
Seasonal shifts in the diet of the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus), Fort Collins, Colorado
Adaptive evolution of leptin in heterothermic bats.
Molecular Cloning and Evolutionary Analysis of FUCA1 Gene in Bats

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