ArticleConservation physiology2026
Validating infrared thermography for non-invasive estimation of internal body temperature in hatchling Mojave desert tortoises.
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Quantifying thermoregulatory parameters, such as preferred and realized body temperatures, is essential for predicting ectotherm responses to climate change, and accurate estimates of internal body temperature are central to these efforts. In reptiles, cloacal temperature serves as the primary field- and laboratory-standard proxy for internal body temperature. Infrared thermography (IRT) is increasingly used to estimate internal body temperatures of small ectotherms because it minimizes disturbance to animal behaviour, thereby improving data quality. Although IRT has advantages over traditional contact methods, it relies on correlations between external and internal body temperatures, which can vary across taxa. To evaluate IRT's efficacy for estimating internal temperature of small turtles, we compared surface and cloacal temperatures of hatchling Mojave desert tortoises (
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