Radiofrequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook

Radiofrequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook - Fourth Edition

Table 10.1 Thermoregulatory Characteristics of Animals

	Body	Temp.	(C°)	Thermo-	regulatory	Mechanisms	Thermo -	Thermo -	Air- Survival	Temp. Limits (C°)
Species	Normal	Min.	Max.	Sweating	Shivering	Panting	preferendum^a (C°)	neutral Zone (C°)	Low	High

Man^*b	37	27	42	Yes	Yes	No	23-26	25-28	0	50
Homo sapiens							(50% RH)

Rhesus monkey^c	38-39	25	43	Yes	Yes	No	---	25-31	---	40
Macaca mulatta

Patas monkey^d	38-40	---	42-43	Yes	Yes	No	---	20-40	<0	>55
Erythrocebus patas

Squirrel monkey³	38-39	25	43	Yes	Yes	No	35-36	25-35	0	40
Saimiri sciureus

Dog ^f	38-39	24	42	No	Yes	Yes	12-16	18-25	-80**	42-58
Canis familiaris

Cat^g	38-39	19	42	No	Yes	Yes	---	32-38	-10	41
Felix domesticus

Domestic pig ^h	36.5-37	---	42	No	Yes	Yes	30-32+	15-27	-27	35
Sus scrofa

Sheep (fleeced) h	38-39	---	42	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	10-20	-45	32
Ovis aries

Rabbitⁱ	39	20	42	No	Yes	Yes	---	15-25	-29	32
Oryctolagus cuniculus

Guinea pig ⁱ	39	17	43	No	Yes	Yes	29	30-31	-15	32
Cavis porcellus

Rat ^jk	37-38	20	42	No	Yes	No	29-30	28-30	-3	40
Rattus norvegicus

Mouse^j	37	20	42-44	No	Yes	No	32	30-33	-5	37
Mus musculus

* Assumes man is lightly clothed, sedentary in still air.
** Value for Alaskan husky is well below that for most other subspecies.

Values given are for young animals.
^a Cabanac, M. (1983)
^b Elizondo, R. (1977)
^c Johnson, G.S., and Elizondo, R.S. (1979)
^d Mahoney, S. (1980)
^e Stitt, J.T., and Hardy, J.D. (1971)
^f Adams, T.C. (1971)
^g Adams, T., et al. (1970)
^h Whittow, G.C. (1971)
ⁱ Gonzalez, R.R., et al. (1971)
^jHart, J.S. (1971)
^k Berry, J.J., et al. (1984)

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