Table 1 Species-specific relationships \((k_{\text{b}} = aW^{ - b} )\) between mass (W, g) and the specific rate of body temperature change (k b, min−1) where a and b are empirically derived constants
From: Quantifying the effects of sensor coatings on body temperature measurements
Species | n | a | b | Range in mass (g) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic sea raven Hemitripterus americanus | 24 | 3.3 | 0.54 | 12–3178 | [18] |
Alligator snapping turtle Macroclemys temminckii | 5 | 25.0 | 0.77 | 700–26,000 | [5] |
Australian varanid lizards Varanus spp. | 12 | 4.6 | 0.39 | 16–4408 | [38] |
Sucker Catostomus commersoni Maxostoma macrolepidotum | 229 | 3.7 | 0.57 | 6–1194 | [39] |