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Ectothermic, from the Greek ectos, "outside" and therme, "heat," (sometimes confusingly known as "cold-blooded") refers to organisms that control body...
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Encyclopedia: Cold-blooded
Cold-blooded organisms (called "poikilotherms" - "of varying temperature") maintain their body temperatures in ways different from mammals and birds. The term is now outdated in scientific contexts. ...
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ectothermic:The scientific term describing cold-blooded animals that rely on the environment to regulate their body temperatures; if it is warm, the animal is warm, and if it is cold, the animal is cold. Reptiles are ectothermic.
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ec·to·ther·mic ( k t -thûr m k) also ec·to·ther·mal ( k t -thûr m l) or ec·to·ther·mous (-m s). adj. Of or relating to an organism that regulates its body...
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Ectothermic - Definition of Ectothermic at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Ectothermic. Look it up now! Ectothermic animals...
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Describe the differences between ectothermic and endothermic animals. If the environment is cold, ectothermic animals are slow-moving and sluggish. That is why a snake must bask in the sun before it can move about to hunt for food. If the temperature gets too hot, a snake must find shade or burrow in the ground to keep...
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Animals can be classified based on the specialized ways of temperature control they have. Here are the ways that ectotherms deal with varying hot and cold...
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The Evidence for; Ectothermy in Dinosaurs the ancestors of dinosaurs (as reptiles) were ectothermic, so some might say that endothermy should be demonstrated, not ectothermy. We shall objectively examine the hypotheses advocating ectothermy.
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Circadian Rhythm Laboratory: animal species used in the lab (Body temperature values for ectothermic animals are indi- cated as N/A, meaning "not applicable".); Samples of data obtained from individuals of some of these species are available in the Data Repository section of this web site.
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Glossary of Terms Please wait for this page to completely finish loading before leaving (normally 15 seconds or less). Otherwise, you will have to wait for it to reload every time you return. Ectothermic Having a variable body temperature which closely matches that of the surroundings. "Cold-blooded".
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