Figure 9From: Skin histology and its role in heat dissipation in three pinniped speciesNorthern elephant seal, thermograph. Wet region of the skin on right side of the body (blue) and dry skin region on the left side of the body (red). Note the clear demarcation between heat emitting dry skin region and rather cold wet skin region. Environmental temperature was 20.5-22.7°C. T max =33.4°C (Sp2), T min =24.2°C (Sp1), ΔT = 9.2°C, T bkg =24.7°C (Sp3).Back to article page