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thermoregulatory performance index

Scope: general ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

Slope of post-flight thoracic temperature against ambient temperature, where slopes closer to zero indicate better thermoregulatory ability

Publications (1)

article

Temperature regulation in burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus</i> spp.: Coleoptera: Silphidae): effects of body size, morphology and environmental temperature

2004The Journal of Experimental Biologymeasured

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