Heat is transferred from core areas to flippers and tail to prevent overheating.
Until quite recently the thermal costs of these animals was overestimated because they were based solely on measurements taken at the surface. When diving is considered the heats budgets balance quite well. Explain what happens to these animals during diving. Explain what happens during diving to account for the overestimate based at the surface. Choose either an arthropod or vertebrate and write an essay detailing why this is so.