Affiliation:
1. College of Wildlife and Protected Areas Northeast Forestry University Harbin China
2. Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
3. Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology National Forestry and Grassland Administration Harbin China
4. Grassland Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
Abstract
AbstractClimate warming poses a significant threat to species worldwide, particularly those inhabiting arid and semi‐arid regions where extreme temperatures are increasingly prevalent. However, empirical studies investigating how moderate heat events affect the physiological processes of arid and semi‐arid animals are largely scarce. To address this knowledge gap, we used an arid and semi‐arid lizard species (Phrynocephalus przewalskii) as a study system. We manipulated thermal environments to simulate moderate heat events (43.5 ± 0.3°C during the heating period) for lizards and examined physiological and biochemical traits related to survival, metabolism, locomotion, oxidative stress, and telomere length. We found that the body condition and survival of the lizards were not significantly affected by moderate heat events, despite an increase in body temperature and a decrease in locomotion at high test temperatures were detected. Mechanistically, we found that the lizards exhibited down‐regulated metabolic rates and enhanced activities of antioxidative enzymes, resulting in reduced oxidative damage and stable telomere length under moderate heat events. Based on these findings, which indicated a beneficial regulation of fitness by physiological and biochemical processes, we inferred that moderate heat events did not have a detrimental effect on the toad‐headed agama,P. przewalskii. Overall, our research contributes to understanding the impacts of moderate heat events on arid and semi‐arid species and highlights the adaptive responses and resilience exhibited by the toad‐headed agama in the face of climate warming.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology
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