Heterothermy

Japanese: heterothermy
Heterothermy

…Some small animals, such as hummingbirds, bats, and rodents, can lose as much as 10°C or more of body temperature while resting, resulting in a state of torpor. This phenomenon of body temperature fluctuating beyond the normal range is called heterothermy. Smaller animals have a greater ratio of surface area to volume, so when the ectotherm is low, they lose more heat from their body surface, and therefore produce more heat per unit weight to maintain body temperature than larger animals.

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Japanese:

…小型の動物,たとえばハチドリやコウモリ類,ネズミ類のなかには休息時に体温が10℃以上も下がり,鈍麻状態torporになるものがある。このように体温が正常の範囲を越えて変動する現象を異温性heterothermyという。からだの小さい動物ほど,容積に対する表面積の比率が大きいので,外温が低いときには,体表からの放熱がそれだけ多く,体温を維持するための単位体重あたりの産熱量は大型のものに比べて大きくなる。…

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