Re: CROCODYLOMORPH ENDOTHERMY

["Nicholas J. Pharris" <pharrinj@PLU.edu>]

On Sat, 27 Jan 1996 grenard@herpmed.com wrote:

> When a croc or an iguana gets overheated they get stressed.
> They thermoregulate by diving into the water or seeking a
> cooler spot. The BMR of humans and mammals as well as the
> Respiratory Quotient is more or less constant with only certain
> disorders affecting it. In ecothermic reptiles metabolism
> varies with temperature. 
> 

My point, though, was that even if a crocodile is warmed up to the body
temperature of a mammal, its metabolism will still not be as high as that 
of the mammal.  Correct?

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Nick Pharris
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