Regulation of surface temperature in mammals

Surface temperatures of 56 mammal species were measured using infrared-thermography (IRT) at ambient temperatures from $-$5 to 35 C. Not all species were available at all temperatures. All of the animals' responses were evaluated in terms of effect on heat exchange and thermoregulatory ability. The responses of 21 species were summarized in three-dimensional graphs combining ambient temperature, surface to ambient temperature gradient, and percent of total surface area represented by that gradient. Presented in this manner, the graphs represent heat loss over a wide range of ambient temperatures for each species.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physiology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Phillips, Polly Kristine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Heath, James E.

• Biology, Animal Physiology
• Biology, Zoology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1992 Phillips, Polly Kristine

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9236569
(UMI)AAI9236569

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22077