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When cooling is important, and the main factor acting on heat balance is solar radiation, observation of actual body orientation may help disentangle the two pressures. If the observed orientations (black curve) are close to the optimal orientation for crypsis (circles), priority would be given to crypsis over thermoregulation. If they are close to the optimal orientation for thermoregulation (crosses), thermoregulation would be privileged.
