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endotherm

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | 271 words | Copyright

endotherm An animal that is able to maintain a body temperature that varies only within narrow limits by means of internal mechanisms (e.g. dilation or contraction of blood vessels, sweating, panting, and shivering). Birds and mammals are endotherms. Compare homoiotherm.

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