Vascular Patterns in Iguanas and Other Squamates: Blood Vessels and Sites of Thermal Exchange
Vascular Patterns in Iguanas and Other Squamates: Blood Vessels and Sites of Thermal Exchange
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Squamates use the circulatory system to regulate body and head temperatures during both heating and cooling. The flexibility of this system, which possibly exceeds that of endotherms, offers a number of physiological mechanisms to gain or retain heat (e.g., increase peripheral blood flow and heart rate, cooling the head to prolong basking time for...
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Vascular Patterns in Iguanas and Other Squamates: Blood Vessels and Sites of Thermal Exchange
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1722166825
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1722166825
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0139215
