Ectotherms ("cold-blooded") lack efficient internal mechanisms for maintaining body temperature and regulate it behaviorally, while endotherms ("warm-blooded") use metabolism to maintain homeostatic body temperatures.
Ectotérmicos ("sangue frio") carecem de mecanismos internos eficientes para manter a temperatura corporal e regulam-na comportamentalmente, enquanto endotérmicos ("sangue quente") usam o metabolismo para manter a temperatura corporal homeostática.
| Text | Ectotherms ("cold"-blooded) lack efficient internal mechanisms for maintaining body temperature, so they must regulate their temperature behaviorally by moving into the sun or shade or by aggregating with other individuals. Endotherms ("warm"-blooded) use thermal energy generated by their metabolism to maintain homeostatic body temperatures. |
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