Thermoregulation

Hi there! I have a SAC tomorrow on thermoregulation (the practical). Would anyone would be able to answer a few questions that I might think of in preparation for the written work that is to be done during class time (day after tomorrow)? ...

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... more arid parts of aust tend to be lighter in color than those living in cooler darker conditions being darker in color due to heat absorbsion thermoregulation etc. Anyway hope this helps to some degree, btw it is a very nice sharp clear image.

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... proportional to its difference in metabolic activity? I suppose that increasing body size is a factor responsible for positive feedback during thermoregulation - when an animal's metabolic activity is impaired due to illness, am I right? I'm not entirely sure how illness affects an organism's ...

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Hello, I am an A level student currently reading around the subject of thermoregulation and the effect of temperature on metabolic rates. Everything I read tells me that larger organisms, for example the Ostrich, has high thermal inertia and metabolic rates ...

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... only in certain hoofed animals (orders Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla) and in primates, including humans. h t t p :// www .answers. com/topic/thermoregulation-1: Most mammals do not have sweat glands but keep cool by panting (evaporation through the respiratory tract) and by increased salivation ...

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