Other Factors
Exposure of exterior surface area is only one of many mechanisms by which animals retain or dispose of body heat. The following mechanisms are also important:
- Sweating
- Shivering
- skin color
- Behavior (e.g., gathering insulation when it is cold, moving into shade when it is hot)
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