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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Basic Heat Equation, heat lost through evaporation (therefore only a negative value) with evaporation defined as heat lost by an organism by vaporizing one molecule of water at a time (via "evaporative cooling"), How animals "thermoregulate" is H(s) = H(m) +/- H(cd) +/- H(cv) +/- H(r) - H(e), heat lost by an organism by vaporizing one molecule of water at a time (via "evaporative cooling") for example a dog panting to lose heat, the transfer of heat between organisms and moving fluids (=water) & moving air for example Humans cool rapidly when in cold waters, Heat gained from metabolism therefore only a positive value For example Heat generated by cellular respiration, H(s) = H(m) +/- H(cd) +/- H(cv) +/- H(r) - H(e) with the following parameters H(cd), the transfer of heat between objects / organisms that are in direct physical contact for example Humans lay on the warm dark sand to warm up at the beach, H(s) = H(m) +/- H(cd) +/- H(cv) +/- H(r) - H(e) with the following parameters H(e), H(r) defined as heat gained or lost as radiation, electromagnetic radiation emitted from all objects / organisms for example animals can loose a lot of heat to a clear night sky, H(s) = H(m) +/- H(cd) +/- H(cv) +/- H(r) - H(e) with the following parameters H(m), H(s) = H(m) +/- H(cd) +/- H(cv) +/- H(r) - H(e) with the following parameters H(s) =, the transfer of heat between organisms and moving fluids (=water) & moving air for example humans cool more rapidly when there is a "wind chill" in the winter (compared to no wind), heat gained or lost through convection with convection defined as the transfer of heat between organisms and moving fluids (=water) & moving air, heat gained or lost as radiation with radiation defined as electromagnetic radiation emitted from all objects / organisms, H(e) defined as heat lost through evaporation (therefore only a negative value), H(m) defined as Heat gained from metabolism therefore only a positive value, The Heat Equation that describes How animals "thermoregulate", H(cv) defined as heat gained or lost through convection, electromagnetic radiation emitted from all objects / organisms for example animals seeking shade vs basking in sun when too hot or cold (respectively)