| ectotherm |
unable to regulate own body temperature without external sources, eg. frog. Among extant animals, this includes all animals except birds and mammals.
Ãâó: www.sommerland.org/ondragons/biology/glossary.html
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| ectothermic |
Organisms which receive their heat energy from outside their bodies, ie form the sun. Modern examples include Lizards, Snakes (reptiles).
Ãâó: palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Triassic/glossar...
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| ectothermic |
also cold-blooded, having a body temperature near to that of the environment, not internally regulated
Ãâó: statweb.org/pond/vocablist.html
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| ectotherm |
a cold-blooded animal that cannot regulate its body temperature.
Ãâó: coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo...
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