Editing Common eland (section)

=== Thermoregulation ===
Common elands have several thermoregulatory adaptations to help them withstand the extreme temperatures of their environments. Using peripheral thermal receptors on the skin, elands can sense heat and increase or decrease evaporative cooling accordingly.<ref name="Finch-1972">{{Cite journal |last=Finch |first=Va |date=1972-06-01 |title=Thermoregulation and heat balance of the East African eland and hartebeest |url=https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajplegacy.1972.222.6.1374 |journal=American Journal of Physiology. Legacy Content |volume=222 |issue=6 |pages=1374–1379 |doi=10.1152/ajplegacy.1972.222.6.1374 |pmid=5030193 |issn=0002-9513|url-access=subscription }}</ref> On sunnier days, common elands maintain a cooler skin temperature relative to their inner body temperature.<ref name="Finch-1972" /> Elands achieve cooler skin temperatures by increasing cutaneous [[evaporation]]. This allows them to feel cooler, even though their internal body temperature stays relatively the same throughout the day. The eland can also conserve water by increasing its body temperature.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Taylor |first=Cr |date=1969-07-01 |title=Metabolism, respiratory changes, and water balance of an antelope, the eland |url=https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajplegacy.1969.217.1.317 |journal=American Journal of Physiology. Legacy Content |volume=217 |issue=1 |pages=317–320 |doi=10.1152/ajplegacy.1969.217.1.317 |pmid=5785895 |issn=0002-9513|url-access=subscription }}</ref> When temperatures rise above a certain threshold, an increase in [[sweating]] and panting is also observed.<ref name="Finch-1972" /> Common elands use their sparse fur coats to dissipate excess heat via reradiation.<ref name="Finch-1972" /> The [[dewlap]] is also believed to play a role in thermoregulation.<ref name="Bro-Jørgensen-2016">{{Cite journal |last=Bro-Jørgensen |first=Jakob |date=December 2016 |title=Evolution of the ungulate dewlap: thermoregulation rather than sexual selection or predator deterrence? |journal=Frontiers in Zoology |language=en |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=33 |doi=10.1186/s12983-016-0165-x |issn=1742-9994 |pmc=4949748 |pmid=27437025 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Due to its high surface area to volume ratio, it may allow for efficient thermoregulation in larger common elands with larger dewlaps.<ref name="Bro-Jørgensen-2016" />