Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 30, Problem 17RQ
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To explain: The advantage of abandon homeothermy in small birds and mammals during the extended period of their lives.

Introduction: In animals, heat is generated during the metabolic process. The metabolic process includes basal cellular metabolism, oxidation of foods, and muscular contraction. Therefore, in animals, it is crucial to regulate body temperature. Homeothermy is thermoregulation that maintains a constant internal body temperature irrespective of external influence.

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