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

• Little penguinRelated: Dense, waterproof plumage helps the bird retain heat in cold water.

• PerspirationNarrower topic: Perspiration is one human heat-loss mechanism within this broader system.

• PoikilothermNarrower topic: Poikilotherms can regulate temperature without keeping it constant.

• SaunaNarrower topic: Sauna heat challenges these processes and triggers sweating and increased skin blood flow.

• Sphynx catRelated: With little insulating fur, Sphynx cats lose heat readily and seek warmth.

• AddaxRelated: The addax’s coat and activity patterns help it cope with desert heat.

• AmargasaurusRelated: The spines’ proposed role in heat exchange remains speculative.

• Arabian oryxRelated: Oryx can tolerate substantial daily temperature variation, reducing the need for evaporative cooling.

• ArizonasaurusRelated: A sail could have exchanged heat with the environment, though its function remains uncertain.

• Common ringtail possumRelated: Shelter and behavior help the possum cope with changing temperatures.

• Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosisRelated: Impaired evaporative cooling makes active temperature monitoring and cooling measures necessary.

• EcophysiologyBroader topic: Temperature regulation links environmental heat to metabolic function and survival.

• EurythermRelated: Eurytherms tolerate broad temperature variation through temperature regulation and adjustment.

• Florence ChadwickRelated: Prolonged immersion challenged Chadwick’s ability to retain body heat.

• GroundhogRelated: Groundhogs sharply lower and periodically restore body temperature while hibernating.

• Integumentary systemRelated: Skin blood flow and sweating help release or conserve body heat.

• JerboaRelated: Jerboa activity and burrow use help manage extreme desert temperatures.

• Nile monitorRelated: Basking and retreating into shade or water help the lizard maintain suitable body temperatures.

• Pygmy hippopotamusRelated: Water and moist habitats help the animal avoid overheating and skin desiccation.

• Red-bellied black snakeRelated: As an ectotherm, it adjusts activity and habitat use in response to temperature.

• StenothermRelated: Temperature control can reduce exposure to conditions a stenotherm cannot tolerate.

• Viviparous lizardRelated: Temperature conditions influence where embryos develop and whether populations retain eggs.

• Wild yakRelated: A dense coat and compact extremities help wild yaks withstand severe cold.

• African spurred tortoiseRelated: The tortoise uses shade and burrows to avoid overheating in its exposed habitat.

• Agkistrodon piscivorusRelated: Basking and moving among shaded, sunny, and aquatic sites help cottonmouths regulate body temperature.

• Antelope jackrabbitRelated: Blood flow through its large, thinly furred ears helps release excess body heat.

• BioclimatologyRelated: It explains how species cope with climatic temperature variation.

• BlesmolRelated: Some blesmols have limited temperature control and rely on burrow conditions.

• Blue-tongued skinkRelated: As ectotherms, blue-tongued skinks use basking and shelter to regulate body temperature.

• Bodily secretionsRelated: Sweat evaporation is a major human cooling mechanism.

• BradymetabolismRelated: Lower body temperature can reduce metabolic reactions and accompany bradymetabolism.

• Comb and wattlesRelated: Blood flowing near the surface allows combs and wattles to release heat.

• CordylidaeRelated: Basking and retreating into shelter help cordylids regulate body temperature.

• Dik-dikRelated: Nasal passages help dissipate heat in hot, dry habitats.

• Energy utilizationRelated: Maintaining temperature can account for substantial energy expenditure in animals.

• Fan deathRelated: The claim that fans dangerously lower body temperature conflicts with how healthy bodies regulate heat.

• Goose bumpsRelated: Cold-triggered piloerection is one response involved in temperature regulation.

• Grass snakeRelated: As an ectotherm, the grass snake relies on environmental warmth to support activity and digestion.

• Harderian glandRelated: In some birds, glandular secretions spread during preening and may contribute to heat balance.

• Human body temperatureNarrower topic: It coordinates the responses that stabilize body temperature as internal and environmental conditions change.

• HydrosaurusRelated: As ectotherms, sailfin lizards depend on environmental heat and behavior to regulate body temperature.

• Integumentary System Physiological PhenomenaRelated: Skin blood flow and sweat production adjust heat loss at the body surface.

• KleptothermyNarrower topic: Kleptothermy is one way animals regulate temperature without relying solely on their own heat production.

• Maternity denRelated: A sheltered den can buffer newborns from cold and temperature swings.

• MesothermNarrower topic: Mesothermy is one pattern within the broader range of temperature-control strategies.

• NightwearRelated: Fabric, fit, and coverage can help sleepers stay comfortable across changing temperatures.

• Oriental garden lizardRelated: Color shifts and basking can accompany the regulation of body heat.

• PogonaRelated: Pogona uses basking and shade-seeking to regulate body temperature.

• Set point (physiology)Broader topic: Temperature regulation is a familiar example of control around a hypothesized target.

• ThalassodromeusRelated: Researchers have considered whether the crest could have helped exchange heat.