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The 152 pages that link to Thermoregulation, each with the reason it gives.

• OsmoregulationRelated: It is a parallel form of homeostasis, but regulates heat rather than osmotic balance.

• Homo erectusRelated: A larger body and reduced body hair may have affected heat balance in open habitats.

• OsteodermsRelated: Crocodilian osteoderms may contribute to heat exchange as well as protection.

• HypothalamusRelated: Hypothalamic circuits compare thermal inputs with targets and coordinate temperature responses.

• HibernationRelated: Hibernators alter temperature control as body temperature falls during dormancy.

• MammaliaRelated: Mammals regulate heat through metabolism, insulation, and physiological responses.

• VasoconstrictionRelated: Skin-vessel constriction reduces heat transfer from the body to the environment.

• Marine reptileRelated: Marine reptiles rely heavily on behavior and habitat to manage body temperature.

• ReptileRelated: Basking, seeking shade, and changing posture let many reptiles control body temperature.

• ProgesteroneRelated: The rise in progesterone after ovulation contributes to a small increase in basal body temperature.

• VasodilationRelated: Skin-vessel dilation increases heat transfer from the body to its surroundings.

• Exercise physiologyRelated: Exercise heat production triggers sweating and changes in skin blood flow.

• TorporRelated: Torpor often involves reducing the body's regulated temperature, not merely reducing activity.

• Cutaneous respirationRelated: Temperature affects metabolic oxygen demand and the conditions for gas diffusion.

• LepidopteraRelated: Some butterflies warm their flight muscles by orienting scaled wings toward sunlight.

• Thermal comfortRelated: The body's temperature regulation shapes how environmental warmth and cold are experienced.

• Feathered dinosaurRelated: Feathers may have helped retain heat, though their functions varied.

• FossorialityRelated: Burrows buffer temperature swings, changing the costs and strategies of maintaining body heat.

• Bird nestRelated: Nest insulation and exposure influence the temperature experienced by eggs and nestlings.

• Basal metabolic rateRelated: Maintaining body temperature contributes to energy expenditure even at rest.

• Bird plumageRelated: Trapped air in plumage insulates birds against heat loss.

• BurrowRelated: Underground temperatures often fluctuate less than surface temperatures, helping burrowers avoid thermal extremes.

• LizardRelated: Most lizards alter body temperature by moving between sunlit and shaded places.

• Bergmann's ruleRelated: Heat retention is the proposed advantage linking cold climates with larger bodies.

• Eccrine sweat glandRelated: Eccrine sweat evaporation is a major human route for heat loss.

• Termite moundRelated: Some mounds and nests buffer colony temperatures through heat storage and airflow.

• Antarctic fur sealRelated: Dense fur and body-fat stores help it cope with cold water and air.

• BrumationRelated: Brumating animals rely on sheltered environments rather than sustaining a stable body temperature.

• SportswearRelated: Sportswear can help manage heat exchange during exercise.

• SweatingRelated: Sweating is a major human response to rising body temperature.

• AltricialityRelated: Many newborn altricial animals need parental warmth before they can regulate temperature effectively.

• BroodingRelated: Brooding supplies external heat while young birds develop their own temperature control.

• Crepuscular animalRelated: Cooler twilight periods can help animals avoid daytime heat and conserve water.

• Nest buildingRelated: Nest insulation and placement can buffer eggs and young from temperature extremes.

• Diurnal animalRelated: Daylight activity can expose animals to heat as well as useful warmth.

• Open water swimmingRelated: Long exposure to cold water makes heat balance a central safety concern.

• Thermal ecologyRelated: It describes how organisms maintain or adjust body temperature as conditions change.

• DimetrodonRelated: The sail's possible role in heat exchange has been debated, but its function remains uncertain.

• HerpetocultureRelated: Temperature gradients let ectothermic animals regulate body heat in enclosures.

• Reptile husbandryRelated: Reptiles rely heavily on external heat sources and behavioral choices to maintain suitable body temperatures.

• SweatRelated: Sweating helps lower body temperature when heat rises.

• ZebraRelated: Temperature differences across stripes have been proposed as one influence on heat exchange.

• ApatosaurusRelated: Apatosaurus's immense body size shaped how quickly it gained and lost heat.

• Bactrian camelRelated: Bactrian camels tolerate wide body-temperature swings, reducing water loss through sweating.

• WalrusRelated: Blood flow to the skin helps walruses balance heat loss and gain.

• Naked mole-ratRelated: Its temperature regulation differs from that of most mammals.

• RoostingRelated: Sheltered or crowded roosts can reduce heat loss in cold conditions.

• ZebuRelated: Zebu traits help cattle maintain performance under heat stress.

• Japanese macaqueRelated: Dense fur, behavior, and physiology help Japanese macaques cope with cold conditions.

• NumbatRelated: Daytime activity exposes numbats to changing temperatures in their open woodland habitat.