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The 8 pages that link to Critical thermal maximum, each with the reason it gives.
EctothermyRelated: It helps quantify heat limits in ectothermic animals.
EctothermRelated: This threshold helps quantify the upper heat limits of ectotherms.
PoikilothermyRelated: It marks a limit on the temperatures poikilothermic organisms can tolerate.
Thermal toleranceBroader topic: It provides a measurable upper limit of acute heat tolerance.
PoikilothermRelated: It measures a key limit on poikilotherms exposed to heat.
EcophysiologyBroader topic: This measure estimates vulnerability to acute heat exposure.
EurythermRelated: It provides one measure of the upper boundary of thermal tolerance.