Definitionn. (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
Last update: August 21, 2015
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ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VARIABLES _Basal Metabolic Rate and Intrinsic Rate of Natural Increase_ Basal metabolic rate represents the minimum energy required by an animal to maintain basic homeostasis (Lusk, 1917:141; Kleiber, 1932, 1961:251; Benedict, 1938; Brody, 1945:59; Robbins, 1983:105-111). [Please select]
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_Capacity for Evaporative Cooling_ Latent heat loss occurs as a result of evaporation from the respiratory tract and through the skin, and except under conditions of heat stress, it "is a liability in thermal and osmotic homeostasis" (Calder and King, 1974:302). [Please select]
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