Thermoregulation in Penguins – Background

Directions: For your summative assessment you will design and carry out an experiment investigating one method by which penguins thermoregulate.  In order to accomplish this, you will need to do background research into the different methods used by penguins to maintain homeostasis in relation to temperature.  You may use any outside sources that you wish, but the articles below are a good place to start.

Read through all of the articles before deciding on an experiment.  Remember that you will need to create a model system in order to conduct your practical.  As you read these articles, think about the different ways that you can model thermoregulation in penguins!

http://www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/anphys/1999/Horak/thermoreg.htm

http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Penguins/adaptations.html

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/penguin/index.htm

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