Heat production and temperature regulation in eastern skunk cabbage.
The spadix of Symplocarpus foetidus L. maintains an internal temperature 15 degrees to 35 degrees C above ambient air temperatures of -15 degrees to +15 degrees C. For at least 14 days it consumes oxygen at a rate comparable to that of homeothermic animals of equivalent size. Temperature regulation is accomplished by variations in respiratory rate.
D000388:Air; D006358:Hot Temperature; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature