COMPENSATION FOR TEMPERATURE IN THE METABOLISM AND ACTIVITY OF POIKILOTHERMS

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Summary

Many poikilothermal animals exhibit in their metabolism or activity some degree of independence of their temperature, but in the general case this is regarded as reflecting a compensation rather than a fundamental insensitivity of metabolism or the rate functions measured.

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Published
1955-08-01
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Poikilotherm, Acclimatization, Ecology, Adaptation (eye), Compensation (psychology)

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