homoiotherm

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ho·moi·o·therm

(hō-moi′ə-thûrm′)

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Noun

homoiotherm - an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature

homeotherm, homotherm

animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

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In an insightful review of growth rate variation in plants, homoiotherms, and poikilotherms, Arendt (1997) concludes that high maximum growth rates are selected under conditions of low environmental stress, but this ability trades off with efficient use of resources (or tissue differentiation).

A FUNDAMENTAL TRADE-OFF IN RESOURCE EXPLOITATION BY DAPHNIA AND CONSEQUENCES TO PLANKTON COMMUNITIES

in the difference between C3 and C4 grasses, between tropical and temperate cows, and for a range of organisms between protozoa and homoiotherms (Schiere, 1995).