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7 - Cold Blood: Some Ways by Which Animals Cope with Low Temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2022

By
Stuart Egginton
Edited by
Iosifina Foskolou  and
Martin Jones
Iosifina Foskolou
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Martin Jones
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

This chapter explores different forms of thermoregulation of blood in animals living in a range of contrasting environments, from the Kalahari Desert to the Antarctic ice. In a wide diversity of species, a range of anatomical adaptions are considered, including heart and blood vessels morphology, natural insulation, and as behavioural and life-cycle adaptations. The strategies of endotherms and ectotherms are compared, and the very particular biology of the icefish is considered.

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cold bloodthermoregulationcardiovascular systemevolutionantarcticicefishglobal warming
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Blood , pp. 140 - 169
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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