Stenotherm vs Eurytherm - What's the difference?
stenotherm | eurytherm | Antonyms |
(biology) An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that functions only within a narrow temperature range
(biology) An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that can function at a wide range of temperatures
*{{quote-book, 1997, G.N. Somero & G.E. Hoffman, chapter=Temperature thresholds for protein adaptation, Global Warming, editors=Wood & McDonald
, passage=These and other differences between stenotherms and eurytherms suggest that the effects of global warming will not be uniform among ectothermic species.}}
Eurytherm is a antonym of stenotherm.
In biology terms the difference between stenotherm and eurytherm
is that stenotherm is an organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that functions only within a narrow temperature range while eurytherm is an organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that can function at a wide range of temperatures.stenotherm
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