Title: Acclimatization - Wikipedia
Headings: Acclimatization
Acclimatization
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Content: Tropical fish sold at pet stores are often kept in acclimatization bags until this process is complete. Lowe & Vance (1995) were able to show that lizards acclimated to warm temperatures could maintain a higher running speed at warmer temperatures than lizards that were not acclimated to warm conditions. Fruit flies that develop at relatively cooler or warmer temperatures have increased cold or heat tolerance as adults, respectively ( See Developmental plasticity ). Humans
See also: Cold and heat adaptations in humans
The salt content of sweat and urine decreases as people acclimatize to hot conditions. Plasma volume, heart rate, and capillary activation are also affected. Acclimatization to high altitude continues for months or even years after initial ascent, and ultimately enables humans to survive in an environment that, without acclimatization, would kill them. Humans who migrate permanently to a higher altitude naturally acclimatize to their new environment by developing an increase in the number of red blood cells to increase the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, in order to compensate for lower levels of oxygen intake. See also
Acclimatisation society
Beneficial acclimation hypothesis
Heat index
Introduced species
Phenotypic plasticity
Wind chill
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World Book encyclopedia 1989
^ (2009) “Acclimatisation” (n.d.) The Unabridged Hutchinson Encyclopedia Retrieved November 5 2009 from http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/acclimatization
^ a b Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford Dictionaries Online, Oxford University Press.