Heat Production and Temperature Regulation in Eastern Skunk Cabbage
- 22 November 1974
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 186 (4165) , 746-747
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.186.4165.746
Abstract
The spadix of Symplocarpus foetidus L. maintains an internal temperature 15° to 35°C above ambient air temperatures of -15° to +15°C. For at least 14 days it consumes oxygen at a rate comparable to that of homeothermic animals of equivalent size. Temperature regulation is accomplished by variations in respiratory rate.Keywords
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