Abstract
Relatively complex core-shell models have been used to precisely characterize times and temperatures for ectotherms. There is a simpler method using a second-order analysis of heat flux. We derive the method from an equivalent mechanical system, correct some previously published inaccuracies, and show how to use the method by analyzing thermal transients for House Wren eggs under natural conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 121-132 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Thermal Biology |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Core-shell models
- Incubation
- Second-order models
- Thermal transients
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Developmental Biology