Open AccessThe Physiology of Heat Tolerance in Small Endotherms
Author(s) -
Andrew E. McKechnie,
Blair O. Wolf
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1548-9213
pISSN - 1548-9221
DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00011.2019
Subject(s) - biology , heat stress , thermal management of electronic devices and systems , heat load , evaporative cooler , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , thermodynamics , mechanical engineering , zoology , engineering , physics
Understanding the heat tolerances of small mammals and birds has taken on new urgency with the advent of climate change. Here, we review heat tolerance limits, pathways of evaporative heat dissipation that permit the defense of body temperature during heat exposure, and mechanisms operating at tissue, cellular, and molecular levels.
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