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Thermoregulation in Nature: Adaptations and Mechanisms

Explore the diverse strategies used by organisms to regulate temperature, including heat exchange, behavioral adaptations, and metabolic responses. From skin function to hormone control, uncover the intricate world of thermoregulation in various species.

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Thermoregulation in Nature: Adaptations and Mechanisms

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  1. Figure 44.0 Fox in snow

  2. Figure 44.1 Regulators and conformers

  3. Figure 44.2 A partial energy and material bookkeeping for ten years in the life of a young woman

  4. Figure 44.3 Heat exchange between an organism and its environment

  5. Figure 44.3x Heat exchange

  6. Figure 44.4 The relationship between body temperature and ambient (environmental) temperature in an ectotherm and an endotherm

  7. Figure 44.5 Countercurrent heat exchangers

  8. Figure 44.6 Skin as an organ of thermoregulation

  9. Figure 44.6x Skin, cross section

  10. Figure 44.x1 Harbor seal

  11. Figure 44.7x Behavioral adaptation for thermoregulation

  12. Figure 44.8 Thermoregulation in large, active fishes

  13. Figure 44.9 Thermoregulation in moths

  14. Figure 44.10 The thermostat function of the hypothalamus and feedback mechanisms in human thermoregulation

  15. Figure 44.11 Body temperature and metabolism during hibernation of Belding’s ground squirrel

  16. Figure 44.12 Salt-excreting glands in birds

  17. Figure 44.13 Nitrogenous wastes

  18. Figure 44.14a Osmoregulation in a saltwater fish

  19. Figure 44.14b Osmoregulation in a freshwater fish

  20. Figure 44.15 Anhydrobiosis: Hydrated tardigrade (left), dehydrated tardigrade (right)

  21. Figure 44.16 Water balance in two terrestrial mammals

  22. Figure 44.17 Key functions of excretory systems: an overview

  23. Figure 44.18 Protonephridia: the flame-bulb system of a planarian

  24. Figure 44.19 Metanephridia of an earthworm

  25. Figure 44.20 Malpighian tubules of insects

  26. Figure 44.21 The human excretory system at four size scales

  27. Figure 44.22 The nephron and collecting duct: regional functions of the transport epithelium

  28. Figure 44.23 How the human kidney concentrates urine: the two-solute model (Layer 1)

  29. Figure 44.23 How the human kidney concentrates urine: the two-solute model (Layer 2)

  30. Figure 44.23 How the human kidney concentrates urine: the two-solute model (Layer 3)

  31. Figure 44.24 Hormonal control of the kidney by negative feedback circuits

  32. Figure 44.25 A vampire bat (Desmodus rotundas), a mammal with a unique excretory situation

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