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Interactions of hypothalamic thermosensitivity and body size in vertebrates

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Heath, J.E., Williams, B.A. & Mills, S.H. Interactions of hypothalamic thermosensitivity and body size in vertebrates. Int J Biometeorol 15, 254–257 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01803908

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