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This paper diverges from the assigned topic of temperature regulation in primitive vertebrates to consider the evolution of temperature adaptation in general. Subsequently, some of the ways in which the general adaptations to temperature may apply to Agnatha and Chondrichthyes will be considered. All organisms, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, have mechanisms for lessening the kinetic effects of cooling and warming.
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Prosser, C.L., Ayers, J. (1985). Evolution of Temperature Regulation and of Constancy of Function (Homeokinesis) at Different Temperatures. In: Foreman, R.E., Gorbman, A., Dodd, J.M., Olsson, R. (eds) Evolutionary Biology of Primitive Fishes. NATO ASI Series, vol 103. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9453-6_12
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