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Definition of Homeothermy
1. [n -MIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homeothermy
Literary usage of Homeothermy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"homeothermy in the human is a well-regulated function. Resting energy expenditures
are at a minimum at the normal core temperature but increase sharply with ..."
2. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"... at hatching and age at which homeothermy (uniform body temperature maintained
nearly independent of environment) is achieved •Reviewed by Gaston (1985), ..."
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