title: Minimum size of mammalian homeotherms: role of the thermal environment.
abstract: The minimum size of a mammalian homeotherm appears to be related to the animal's maximum rate of endogenous heat production, the ambient thermal environment, and the animal's ability to be a facultative homeotherm.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D001835:Body Weight; D004777:Environment; D008322:Mammals / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*