Heterothermy refers to a physiological condition in which an organism exhibits variability in its body temperature. Unlike homeothermic animals, which maintain a relatively constant body temperature regardless of environmental conditions (like mammals and birds), heterothermic animals can adjust their body temperature to match their surroundings at different times.
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Variation of body temperature across times or body regions. An endothermic animal need not maintain one constant temperature continuously.