Behavioral Thermoregulation by Fishes: A New Experimental Approach
- 30 June 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 176 (4042), 1443-1445
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.176.4042.1443
Abstract
Electronic equipment allows fishes, by their spatial movements, to regulate the temperature in experimental tanks. Swimming into warmer water causes the temperature of the entire tank to increase; conversely, swimming into cooler water causes the temperature to decrease. The technique may be adapted for studying simultaneous behavioral regulation of temperature and nonthermal factors.Keywords
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