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A comparative phylogenetic approach for the evolution of melanism in elapid snakes supports the Bogert's rule

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
The adaptive function of melanistic colourations across the animal kingdom has been matter of debate for decades and for reptiles the biogeographic Bogert's rule has been frequently advocated: darker where colder to enhance thermoregulation. The broad geographic distribution which encompasses a wide range of climatic conditions render Elapidae an ...
F. Storniolo, M. Mangiacotti, S. Scali, M. A. L. Zuffi, R. Sacchi   +4 more
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Dexmedetomidine-associated hypothermia in critical trauma: A case report and literature analysis. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore)
Kim SH, Sul Y, Ye JB, Lee JY, Lee JS.
europepmc   +1 more source

3 Thermoregulation at Rest and during Exercise in Healthy Older Adults

, 1997
W. Larry Kenney
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Assessing the relative influence of island climatic and geographical factors on body size in an endangered iguana species of the French Caribbean

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
This study examines the influence of climatic and geographical factors on the body size of iguanas in the Lesser Antilles. We show that iguana body size increases with island size and decreases with distance from the mainland, suggesting that geographical conditions have a greater influence on body size compared to climatic conditions.
F. Desigaux, K. Martin, M. Breuil, B. Thierry, N. Rebout, J.‐R. Gros‐Désormeaux, D. Chevallier   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surviving on a Rock, but for How Long? Deviations in the Thermoregulatory Strategy of the Milos Wall Lizard (Podarcis milensis). [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Pafilis P, Adamopoulou C, Antonopoulos A, Deimezis-Tsikoutas A, Christopoulos A, Sagonas K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Physiological and Behavioural Strategies of Bats From Arid Environments

Mammal Review, EarlyView.
Deserts are characterized by high ambient temperatures, intense solar radiation and low water availability. Desert bats are smaller, have lower energy expenditures, lower water losses, higher wing aspect ratios and lower wing loadings than bats living in mesic environments.
Irene Conenna, Agustí Muñoz‐Garcia, Carmi Korine   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of food availability on the thermal performance curves of male European green lizards (Lacerta viridis). [PDF]

Oecologia
Mészáros B, Jordán L, Molnár O, Török J.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Expression patterns of melanin‐related genes are linked to crypsis and conspicuousness in a pumpkin toadlet

Molecular Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Colour signals play pivotal roles in different communication systems, and the evolution of these characters has been associated with behavioural ecology, integumentary production processes and perceptual mechanisms of the species involved. Here, we present the first insight into the molecular and histological basis of skin colour polymorphism ...
Juliane P. C. Monteiro, Heike Pröhl, Mariana L. Lyra, Andrés E. Brunetti, Eli C. de Nardin, Thais H. Condez, Célio F. B. Haddad, Ariel Rodríguez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source