Temperature regulation

Taxonomy of thermoregulation

Extreme temperatures

• Hot
• lethal effects of heat
  
• Cold
• cold hardiness
• freeze tollerance and intollerance
• Ice nucleation

Temperature adaptation

• Cold blooded animals
• ranges of adaptability
• membrane effects
• rate of acclimation

Temperature regulation

• Warm blooded animals
• body temperature
• insulation
• heat exchangers

Balance between heat production and heat loss in humans

• factors increasing heat production
• sweating and vasodilation
• regulation by CNS
• hypothalamic thermostat
• concept of set point

Body temperature in cold blooded animals

• aquatic animals
• tuna and sharks
• terrestrial animals
• lizards and snakes
• insects

Reading

Eckert Animal Physiology-Mechanisms and Adaptations, 5th edition. Randall, Burggren and French. Chapter 16 and 17.

Schmidt Nielsen Chapters 6 and 7.