Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)

[EN] Most lizards maintain quite constant body temperatures by behavioural means. Seasonal variations of environmental factors, such as temperature, sunlight exposure and wind intensity, influence lizard thermoregulatory abilities. Understanding how seasonal environmental shifts influence lizards’ t...

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Autores: Ortega Diago, Zaida, Mencía Rodríguez, Abraham, Giroux, Aline da Silva, Pérez Mellado, Valentín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
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Acceso en línea:https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/35662/
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/25193
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Palabra clave:Biología
Ecología. Medio ambiente
Zoología
Temperature
Behavioural thermoregulation
Seasonality
Lacertids
Islands
Balearic lizard
Environmental changes
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2401.23 Vertebrados
3105.09 Influencia del Hábitat
2401.02 Comportamiento Animal
3105.12 Ordenación y Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre
2401.13 Fisiología Animal
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spelling Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)Ortega Diago, ZaidaMencía Rodríguez, AbrahamGiroux, Aline da SilvaPérez Mellado, ValentínBiologíaEcología. Medio ambienteZoologíaTemperatureBehavioural thermoregulationSeasonalityLacertidsIslandsBalearic lizardEnvironmental changes2401.06 Ecología Animal2401.23 Vertebrados3105.09 Influencia del Hábitat2401.02 Comportamiento Animal3105.12 Ordenación y Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre2401.13 Fisiología Animal[EN] Most lizards maintain quite constant body temperatures by behavioural means. Seasonal variations of environmental factors, such as temperature, sunlight exposure and wind intensity, influence lizard thermoregulatory abilities. Understanding how seasonal environmental shifts influence lizards’ thermoregulation helps us to know how they deal behaviourally with environmental changes, in general. We examined seasonal shifts (spring vs. summer) in behavioural thermoregulation in Podarcis lilfordi from Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain). Operative temperatures varied between microhabitats and seasons, being lower in spring than in summer, regardless of sunlight exposure. Lizard body temperatures were also lower in spring than in summer. Lizards used sunny microhabitats more frequently in spring and shaded areas in summer. Habitat thermal quality was similar during both seasons, but lizards thermoregulated less accurately in spring than in summer. Thermoregulatory effectiveness was low in spring (0.28) and moderate in summer (0.76). In comparison with previously published results, our findings showed the marked seasonal variation in the effectiveness of thermoregulation amongst island populations, which should be considered in future comparative studiesSIFunding was provided to Z. O. and A. M. by predoctoral grants from the University of Salamanca (FPI program) and partially supported by the research project CGL2012-39850-CO2-02 (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation). We also thank the financial support of Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES, Brazil) and the Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação (PPGEC) and Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal (PPGBA) of the UFMS. During analysis and writing, A. G. was funded by a CNPq Master’s Scholar- ship and Z. O. and A. M. were funded by PNDP/CAPES post-doctoral fellowshipsPensoft PublishersZoologiaFacultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/35662/https://hdl.handle.net/10612/25193reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Programa Nacional de Investigación Fundamental/CGL2012-39850http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/251932026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
title Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
spellingShingle Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
Ortega Diago, Zaida
Biología
Ecología. Medio ambiente
Zoología
Temperature
Behavioural thermoregulation
Seasonality
Lacertids
Islands
Balearic lizard
Environmental changes
2401.06 Ecología Animal
2401.23 Vertebrados
3105.09 Influencia del Hábitat
2401.02 Comportamiento Animal
3105.12 Ordenación y Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre
2401.13 Fisiología Animal
title_short Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
title_full Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
title_fullStr Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
title_sort Broad seasonal changes in thermoregulation of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae) at Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ortega Diago, Zaida
Mencía Rodríguez, Abraham
Giroux, Aline da Silva
Pérez Mellado, Valentín
author Ortega Diago, Zaida
author_facet Ortega Diago, Zaida
Mencía Rodríguez, Abraham
Giroux, Aline da Silva
Pérez Mellado, Valentín
author_role author
author2 Mencía Rodríguez, Abraham
Giroux, Aline da Silva
Pérez Mellado, Valentín
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Zoologia
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biología
Ecología. Medio ambiente
Zoología
Temperature
Behavioural thermoregulation
Seasonality
Lacertids
Islands
Balearic lizard
Environmental changes
2401.06 Ecología Animal
2401.23 Vertebrados
3105.09 Influencia del Hábitat
2401.02 Comportamiento Animal
3105.12 Ordenación y Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre
2401.13 Fisiología Animal
topic Biología
Ecología. Medio ambiente
Zoología
Temperature
Behavioural thermoregulation
Seasonality
Lacertids
Islands
Balearic lizard
Environmental changes
2401.06 Ecología Animal
2401.23 Vertebrados
3105.09 Influencia del Hábitat
2401.02 Comportamiento Animal
3105.12 Ordenación y Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre
2401.13 Fisiología Animal
description [EN] Most lizards maintain quite constant body temperatures by behavioural means. Seasonal variations of environmental factors, such as temperature, sunlight exposure and wind intensity, influence lizard thermoregulatory abilities. Understanding how seasonal environmental shifts influence lizards’ thermoregulation helps us to know how they deal behaviourally with environmental changes, in general. We examined seasonal shifts (spring vs. summer) in behavioural thermoregulation in Podarcis lilfordi from Binicodrell islet (Menorca, Spain). Operative temperatures varied between microhabitats and seasons, being lower in spring than in summer, regardless of sunlight exposure. Lizard body temperatures were also lower in spring than in summer. Lizards used sunny microhabitats more frequently in spring and shaded areas in summer. Habitat thermal quality was similar during both seasons, but lizards thermoregulated less accurately in spring than in summer. Thermoregulatory effectiveness was low in spring (0.28) and moderate in summer (0.76). In comparison with previously published results, our findings showed the marked seasonal variation in the effectiveness of thermoregulation amongst island populations, which should be considered in future comparative studies
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