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  1. Gigantothermy
    (pronounced jie-GANT-oh-therm-ee) Gigantothermy is the maintenance of a constant, relatively high body temperature by having a large body and insulation. Large animals have a relatively low surface area: volume ratio, so they retain heat better than smaller animals.
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  2. gigantothermy
    gigantothermy The ability of an organism to maintain a constant, relatively high body temperature due to its having a large body and insulation. Larger animals have a relatively low surface area to body volume ratio, so they retain heat better than smaller animals.
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  3. Gigantothermy
    Gigantothermy (sometimes called ectothermic homeothermy) is a phenomenon with significance in biology and paleontology, whereby large, bulky ectothermic animals are more easily able to maintain a constant, relatively high body temperature than smaller animals by virtue of their smaller surface area...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantothermy

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