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Body temperature distributions of active diurnal lizards in three deserts: Skewed up or skewed down? [PDF]

, 2017
Raymond B. Huey, Eric R. Pianka
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Comparative Analysis of Heat Exposure‐Induced Molecular Changes in Two Turtle Species with Contrasting Thermal Adaptations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum is highlighted in response to heat stress in Platysternon megacephalum. Under heat stress, the up‐regulation of genes such as CHOP in protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum pathway, along with the suppression of energy and lipid metabolism and the up‐regulation of JARID2 expression, leads to ...
Jian Hong, Yangchun Gao, Jiaxuan Li, Yan Ge, Yufeng Wei, Youqiang Yin, Qianru Liang, Shiping Gong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Overlooked Habitat‐Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We measured the gas exchange of six lizard and six snake species, under high and low air humidity, and two intriguing patterns emerged. First, although desert species lose less water via evaporation than similar‐sized mesic species under similar conditions, water loss is virtually the same when each is exposed to its natural conditions.
Shahar Dubiner, Shai Meiri, Eran Levin
wiley   +1 more source

Colour Morphs as Alternative Solutions to the Trade‐Off Predicted by the Immuno‐Competence Handicap Hypothesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we tested whether white and yellow morphs of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) adopt alternative strategies shaped by the immuno‐competence handicap hypotheses (ICHH). We found that testosterone‐induced immune suppression was stronger in white males, while aggression decreased in both morphs.
Roberto Sacchi, Alan J. Coladonato, Stefano Scali, Marco A. L. Zuffi, Rupert Palme, Marco Mangiacotti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Envenomation by a wild Guatemalan Beaded LizardHeloderma horridum charlesbogerti [PDF]

, 2008
Daniel Ariano‐Sánchez
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Perch choice and substrate matching to the dorsal patterns of <i>Amphibolurus muricatus</i> lizards. [PDF]

Behav Ecol
Salisbury JW, Peters RA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparison of Three Sympatric Desert Lizards: Digestive Tract Structure, Digestive Enzyme Activities, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolites

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We performed 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolite profiling for three sympatric lizard species—Teratoscincus roborowskii, Phrynocephalus axillaris, and Eremias roborowskii—and compared their goblet cell and enzyme activities in the digestive tract. Our study suggests that the dietary niche may promote divergence or convergence of microbiota across host ...
Yi Yang, Ziyi Wang, Ruichen Wu
wiley   +1 more source

Predation experiments with 3D-printed lizard models yield limited responses in pheasants. [PDF]

PeerJ
Smolinský R, Adam I, Hiadlovská Z, Sau S, Škrabánek P, Martínková N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Too dry for lizards: short‐term rainfall influence on lizard microhabitat use in an experimental rainfall manipulation within a piñon‐juniper

, 2016
M. J. Ryan, I. Latella, J. T. Giermakowski, H. Snell, S. Poe, R. Pangle, Nathan Gehres, W. Pockman, N. McDowell   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Living Low and Dry: Costs of and Resilience to Soil Hydric Stress in a Fossorial Amphisbaenian Reptile

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Soil drought imposes moderate, temporary costs on a strictly fossorial amphisbaenian reptile. However, these animals seem to cope with, at least, moderately short droughts thanks to their peculiar adaptations to living in an underground environment. ABSTRACT The physiological traits of animals can be strongly influenced by climatic fluctuations, and ...
José Martín, Álvaro Navarro‐Castilla, Alejandro de la Concha, José Javier Cuervo, Isabel Barja, Pilar López   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source