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Thermoregulation - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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*Estivation occurs in the summer, allowing some animals to survive periods of high temperature and minimal water (eg turtles burrow into pond mud).
*Estivation occurs in the summer, allowing some animals to survive periods of high temperature and minimal water (eg turtles burrow into pond mud).
*Daily Torpor occurs in small endotherms eg bats and hummingbirds who temporarily reduce their high metabolic rates in order to conserve energy.
*Daily Torpor occurs in small endotherms eg bats and hummingbirds who temporarily reduce their high metabolic rates in order to conserve energy.
==Links==
[[Thermoregulation in Skin - Anatomy & Physiology]]