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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"ectotherm"”.
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Mitochondrial Haplotype Influences the Impact of Simulated Climate Warming on a Tropical Ectotherm
… and reptiles inhabiting the tropics. In such ectothermic species, metabolic rate increases exponentially with ambient temperature, and a small temperature increase in a warm environment therefore has a much larger physiological impact than does a comparable temperature increase in a cool …
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Constraints on the adaptive potential of ectotherms to climate change
… While these shifts threaten all biodiversity, ectothermic organisms are particularly at risk because their physiological functions rely heavily on temperature. While rapid evolutionary adaptation has been proposed as a potential pathway to survival, the adaptive potential of ectotherms may be …
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Amphibians in a changing world: assessing the effects of warming and drying on amphibian larvae and the relationships between larval survival, body size, and time to metamorphosis
Amphibians are influenced by climate change, but we do not have a clear understanding of how changes in temperature, precipitation, or both, may influence amphibian larvae in temperate regions. Do amphibian larvae have similar developmental responses to increased temperature and increased drying …
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The Tortoise and the Landscape: Examining the Habitat, Daily Movement, Home Range Size, and Thermal Ecology of the Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)
… on movement: an examination of a slow-moving ectotherm’s movement patterns. Background: The daily movement behavior of ectotherms, and thus long-term space-use may presumably be influenced by prevailing weather conditions. Common movement metrics such as step lengths and turning angles are not …
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Looking for love on a chilly night: The Colorado brown tarantula mating season
… has implications for other edge populations and ectotherms and establishes a foundation for research on this species.</p>
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The responses of subtropical nearshore fishes to climate change
Global climate change is expected to alter seawater conditions and marine ecosystems. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that sea surface pH will decrease by 0.06 - 0.32 pH units and temperature will increase by 0.6-2.0°C over the next 100 years, and extreme weather …