V. Miscellaneous observations on animal heat
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- 31 December 1844
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
- Vol. 134, 57-64
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1844.0005
Abstract
I. On the Temperature of the Pelamides ( Pelamys Sarda , Cuv. and Val.). Fishes generally are commonly considered as cold-blooded. In a work published in 1839, I have stated particulars tending to show, that this commonly received opinion is not universally correct, and that fishes of the genus Thynnus, with some others of the Scomber family, may be inferred to be an exception. As this inference was founded chiefly on the reports of fishermen, it appeared very desirable to determine by actual thermometrical measurement what is the exact temperature of fishes of this family.Keywords
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