Smaller animals will equilibrate at relatively lower body temperatures in the sun because: Group of answer choices A. They have thinner boundary layers than large animals B. They are better able to retain absorbed thermal radiation than large animals C. They are less sensitive to convection than large animals D. They have a slower rate of heat gain than large animals
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