Altered thermoregulation in the iguana disposaurus dorsalis following exercise

1.1.|Seven desert iguanas ran on a motorized treadmill for 20-min periods. Before, during and after exercise, the iguanas were in a thermal gradient which allowed them to thermoregulate behaviourally.2.2.|For several hours following exercise, the iguanas selected warmer ambient temperatures, resulti...

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Published inJournal of thermal biology Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 41 - 45
Main Authors Cannon, J.G., Kluger, M.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1985
Subjects
desert iguanas
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
exercise
hyperthermia
Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation
exercise
hyperthermia
desert iguanas
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
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Summary:1.1.|Seven desert iguanas ran on a motorized treadmill for 20-min periods. Before, during and after exercise, the iguanas were in a thermal gradient which allowed them to thermoregulate behaviourally.2.2.|For several hours following exercise, the iguanas selected warmer ambient temperatures, resulting in small, but statistically significant, increases in body temperature.3.3.|The increases in temperature were proportional to the exercise intensity.4.4.|These changes were not observed if exercised was preceded by administration of the antipyretic drug, sodium salicylate.5.5.|These data support the hypothesis that exercise causes a change in central thermoregulatory control which may be similar to fever caused by infection.
ISSN:0306-4565
1879-0992
DOI:10.1016/0306-4565(85)90009-9