Critical thermal maximum
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Critical thermal maximum, in zoology, is the temperature for a given species above which most individuals respond with unorganized locomotion, subjecting the animal to likely death.[1] This concept is particularly relevant in periods of aestivation or quiescence, in which circumstances an organism experiences limited mobility and lacks the ability to seek a microhabitat of reduced thermal stress.
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[edit | edit source]- ^ R.W. McDiarmid, 1999
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[edit | edit source]- Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig (1999) Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae, p 202, University of Chicago Press Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
