TEMPERATURES IX TURTLES. 



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TABLE II. 



PAINTED TTRTLE. ENVIRONMENTAL AND BODY TEMPERATURES. 



RAPID COOLING. 



arti\e muM-mrnts become somewhat subdued when the animal 

 is siibjct trd to a rapid drop in environmental temperature 

 durinj; the lir>t half hour, as indicated in the table, the fact that 

 tin In.dy temperature remains at so conspicuously a high level 

 \\<uil<l M-em to indicate that the shock of the cold acts as a 

 stimuli!- and is O "npensated for, perhaps nervously, by a smli Ini 



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a. I 1 : showing the average body temperature drop from seven painted 

 turtles, correlated with a rapid environmental drop. The body temperatures are 

 .nt. <! \>y i ircles. the environmental temperatures by squares. 



