期刊
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
卷 101, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103094
关键词
Lacerta diplochondrodes; Parvilacerta parva; Lacertidae; Thermal ecology; Seasonal variation; Body temperature
资金
- Hacettepe University Scientific Research Coordination Unit [FHD -2018-16903]
This study focused on the thermal biology of two sympatric lizard species in Western Anatolia, revealing that environmental parameters such as solar radiation, substrate temperature, and air temperature have significant effects on their body temperature. Although body size did not directly impact body temperature, the interaction between body size and solar radiation on temperature excess was found to be significant. Overall, the study partially supports the conservation of body temperature in related lizard species.
Sympatric lizard species present convenient models for studying differentiation in thermal behavior and the role of morphological differences in their thermal biology. Here we studied the thermal biology of two sympatric lizard species which occur sympatrically in the Phrygian Valley of Western Anatolia. These two species differ in body size, with Lacerta diplochondrodes being larger than Parvilacerta parva. The surface body temperatures of the individuals belonging to both species were recorded when active in the field. Additionally, several environmental parameters including solar radiation, substrate temperature, air temperature and wind speed were monitored to investigate the relative effects of these abiotic parameters on the thermal biology of the two species. The surface body temperature and temperature excess (difference between body and substrate temperature) of the two species, while being relatively close to each other, showed seasonal differences. Solar radiation, substrate temperature and air temperature were the main factors influencing their thermal biology. Additionally, although body size did not have a direct effect on body temperature or temperature excess, the interaction between body size and solar radiation on temperature excess was significant. In conclusion, our study partially supports the conservation of body temperature of related lizard species.
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