Abstract
The levels of body temperature (T b ) of homeotherms, and the amount of metabolically derived energy that homeotherms expend to prevent fluctuations of T b , are of immense importance to overall energy balance. High TVs may result in high levels of energy consumption simply because chemical reactions tend to proceed more rapidly at higher temperatures. High Tb’s in the presence of low environmental temperatures (T a ) may require additional energy expenditures to compensate for loss of heat to the environment. For small homeotherms the problem of energy exchange with the environment is exacerbated by a variety of physical factors, all of which lead to a closer coupling of the animal to the effective T a (see S. Morhardt and Gates, 1974; Porter and Gates, 1969; Heller and Gates, 1971).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Abrams, R., Hammel, H. T.: 1964. Hypothalamic temperature in unanesthetized albino rats during feeding and sleeping. Am. J. Physiol. 206, 641–646.
Abrams, R., Hammel, H. T.: 1965. Cyclic variations in hypothalamic temperature in unanesthetized rats. Am. J. Physiol. 208, 698–702.
Adams, T.: 1963. Hypothalamic temperature in the cat during feeding and sleep. Science 139, 109–610.
Carlisle, H. J.: 1968. Peripheral thermal stimulation and thermoregulatory behavior. J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol. 66, 507–510.
Dawson, W. R., Hudson, J. W.: 1970. Birds. In Comparative physiology of thermoregulation (ed. G. C. Whittow), vol. I. New York: Academic Press.
Folk, G. E., Jr.: 1957. Twenty-four hour rhythms of mammals in a cold environment. Am. Naturalist 91, 153–166.
Gollnick, P. D., Ianuzzo, C. D.: 1968. Colonic temperature response of rats during exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 24, 747–750.
Gonzalez, R. R., Kluger, M. J., Hardy, J. D.: 1971. Partitional calorimetry of the New Zealand white rabbit at temperatures 5°C-35°C. J. Appl. Physiol. 31, 728–734.
Hamilton, C. L.: 1963. Interactions of food intake and temperature regulation in the rat. J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol. 56, 476–588.
Hart, J. S.: 1971. Rodents. In Comparative physiology of thermoregulation (ed. G. C. Whittow), vol. II. New York: Academic Press.
Heath, J. E., Williams, B. A., Mills, S. H., Kluger, M. J.: 1972. The responsiveness of the preoptic-anterior hypothalamus to temperature in vertebrates. In Hibernation and hypothermia, perspectives and challenges (ed. F. E. South, J. P. Hannon, J. R. Willis, E. T. Pengelley, N. R. Alpert). Amsterdam: Elsevier
Heller, H. C., Gates, D. M.: 1971. Altitudinal zonation of chipmunks (Eutamias): energy budgets. Ecology 52, 424–433.
Heller, H. C., Hammel, H. T.: 1972. CNS control of body temperature during hibernation. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 41A, 349–359.
Hudson, J. W.: 1973. Torpor. In Comparative physiology of thermoregulation (ed. G. C. Whittow), vol. III. New York: Academic Press.
King, J. R., Farner, D. S.: 1961. Energy metabolism, thermoregulation and body temperature. In Biology and comparative physiology of birds (ed. A. J. Marshall), vol. II. New York: Academic Press.
Kovalzon, V. M.: 1973. Brain temperature variations during natural sleep and arousal in white rats. Physiol. Behavior 10, 667–670.
Lipton, J. M., Avery, D. D., Marotto, D. R.: 1970. Determinants of behavioral thermoregulation against heat: thermal intensity and skin temperature levels. Physiol. Behavior 5, 1083–1088.
Mitchell, D., Atkins, A. R., Wyndham, C. H.: 1972. Mathematical and physical models of thermoregulation. In Essays on temperature regulation (ed. J. Bligh, R. Moore). New York: American Elsevier.
Morhardt, J. E.: 1970. Body temperature of white-footed mice (Peromyscus sp.) during daily torpor. Comp Biochem. Physiol. 55, 423–439.
Morhardt, S. S., Gates, D. M.: 1974. Energy exchange analysis of the Belding ground squirrel and its habitat. Ecol. Monogr. 44, 17–44.
Porter, W. P., Gates, D. M.: 1969. Thermodynamic equilibria of animals with the environment. Ecol. Monogr. 39, 245–270.
Stitt, J. T., Hardy, J. D.: 1971. Thermoregulation in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). J. Appl. Physiol. 31, 48–54.
Weiss, B., Laties, V. G.: 1961. Behavioral thermoregulation. Science 755, 1338–1344.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1975 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Morhardt, J.E. (1975). Preferred Body Temperatures of Small Birds and Rodents: Behavioral and Physiological Determinations of Variable Set Points. In: Gates, D.M., Schmerl, R.B. (eds) Perspectives of Biophysical Ecology. Ecological Studies, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87810-7_26
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87810-7_26
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-87812-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-87810-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive