What is the probable metabolic response of a mammal exposed to an environmental temperature that fluctuates 3°-5°C between the upper and the lower limits of the thermoneutral zone?
A) Increased metabolic rate
B) Decreased metabolic rate
C) No change in metabolic rate
D) Death
E) Both b and d
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