Hot limpets: predicting body temperature in a conductance-mediated thermal system.

摘要: Living at the interface between marine and terrestrial environments, intertidal organisms may serve as a bellwether for environmental change test of our ability to predict its biological consequences. However, current models do not allow us body temperature whose heat budgets are strongly affected by conduction from substratum. Here, we propose simple heat-budget model one such animal, limpet Lottia gigantea, against measurements made in field. Working solely easily measured physical meteorological inputs, predicts daily maximal temperatures live limpets within fraction degree, suggesting that it be useful tool exploring thermal biology predicting effects climate change. The can adapted chitons, acorn barnacles, keyhole limpets, encrusting animals plants.