Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina

Autores
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo; Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil; Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina; Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel; Banchig, Mariana; Navas Romero, Ana Laura; Herrera Moratta, Mario Andres; Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Rhinella spinulosa is an anuran toad species distributed latitudinal and altitudinal (1200-5000. m) from Peru to Argentina, inhabiting mountain valleys in the Andes. Considering the broad range of habitats where they live, it is important to understand the thermal physiological mechanisms, thermal tolerances and physiological adaptations for surviving in rigorous environments. We investigated the thermal parameters (field body temperature, selected body temperature, locomotor performance in field and laboratory conditions, and thermal extremes) during diurnal activity for a population of juvenile, post-metamorphosed toads (Rhinella spinulosa) from the Monte Desert of San Juan, Argentina. Post-metamorphic toads are active from approximately 1100-1900 (in contrast to nocturnal adult toads). Our findings show that these toads have a wide thermal tolerance range, ranging from a critical thermal maximum of 36.9. °C to crystallization temperatures below 0. °C. During their active period, toads always showed suboptimal thermal conditions for locomotion. Despite the suboptimal condition for the locomotion, diurnal activity is likely to confer thermal advantages, allowing them to search for food and increase digestion and growth rates. We also found that the toads are capable of super-cooling, which prevents mortality from freezing when the environmental temperatures drop below 0. °C. The environmental temperatures are below zero at night, when toads are inactive and take refuge under rocks. In summary, this toad population demonstrates high thermal plasticity, as shown by a relatively high level of activity sustained over a wide range of ambient temperature (~35 °C). These thermal adaptations allow this species of juvenile toads to inhabit a wide range of altitudes and latitudes.
Fil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Banchig, Mariana. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina
Fil: Navas Romero, Ana Laura. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Herrera Moratta, Mario Andres. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Materia
CRITICAL THERMAL MAXIMUM
CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE
FIELD BODY TEMPERATURE
LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE
SUPERCOOLING
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
Repositorio
CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Institución
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
OAI Identificador
oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/147798
Acceder
id CONICETDig_98d3c8189e399f1cce9f5bb7f9c9af49
oai_identifier_str oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/147798
network_acronym_str CONICETDig
repository_id_str 3498
network_name_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
spelling Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, ArgentinaSanabria, Eduardo AlfredoRodriguez Marun, Cesar YamilVergara Alvarez, Silvia CristinaOntivero, Roberto EmanuelBanchig, MarianaNavas Romero, Ana LauraHerrera Moratta, Mario AndresQuiroga, Lorena BeatrizCRITICAL THERMAL MAXIMUMCRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATUREFIELD BODY TEMPERATURELOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCESUPERCOOLINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Rhinella spinulosa is an anuran toad species distributed latitudinal and altitudinal (1200-5000. m) from Peru to Argentina, inhabiting mountain valleys in the Andes. Considering the broad range of habitats where they live, it is important to understand the thermal physiological mechanisms, thermal tolerances and physiological adaptations for surviving in rigorous environments. We investigated the thermal parameters (field body temperature, selected body temperature, locomotor performance in field and laboratory conditions, and thermal extremes) during diurnal activity for a population of juvenile, post-metamorphosed toads (Rhinella spinulosa) from the Monte Desert of San Juan, Argentina. Post-metamorphic toads are active from approximately 1100-1900 (in contrast to nocturnal adult toads). Our findings show that these toads have a wide thermal tolerance range, ranging from a critical thermal maximum of 36.9. °C to crystallization temperatures below 0. °C. During their active period, toads always showed suboptimal thermal conditions for locomotion. Despite the suboptimal condition for the locomotion, diurnal activity is likely to confer thermal advantages, allowing them to search for food and increase digestion and growth rates. We also found that the toads are capable of super-cooling, which prevents mortality from freezing when the environmental temperatures drop below 0. °C. The environmental temperatures are below zero at night, when toads are inactive and take refuge under rocks. In summary, this toad population demonstrates high thermal plasticity, as shown by a relatively high level of activity sustained over a wide range of ambient temperature (~35 °C). These thermal adaptations allow this species of juvenile toads to inhabit a wide range of altitudes and latitudes.Fil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Banchig, Mariana. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; ArgentinaFil: Navas Romero, Ana Laura. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Herrera Moratta, Mario Andres. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/147798Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo; Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil; Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina; Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel; Banchig, Mariana; et al.; Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Thermal Biology; 52; 8-2015; 52-570306-45651879-0992CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456515300139info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2015.05.006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T12:18:33Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/147798instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 12:18:34.041CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
title Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
spellingShingle Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
CRITICAL THERMAL MAXIMUM
CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE
FIELD BODY TEMPERATURE
LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE
SUPERCOOLING
title_short Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
title_full Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
title_fullStr Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
title_sort Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil
Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina
Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel
Banchig, Mariana
Navas Romero, Ana Laura
Herrera Moratta, Mario Andres
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
author Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
author_facet Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil
Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina
Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel
Banchig, Mariana
Navas Romero, Ana Laura
Herrera Moratta, Mario Andres
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil
Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina
Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel
Banchig, Mariana
Navas Romero, Ana Laura
Herrera Moratta, Mario Andres
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CRITICAL THERMAL MAXIMUM
CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE
FIELD BODY TEMPERATURE
LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE
SUPERCOOLING
topic CRITICAL THERMAL MAXIMUM
CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE
FIELD BODY TEMPERATURE
LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE
SUPERCOOLING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Rhinella spinulosa is an anuran toad species distributed latitudinal and altitudinal (1200-5000. m) from Peru to Argentina, inhabiting mountain valleys in the Andes. Considering the broad range of habitats where they live, it is important to understand the thermal physiological mechanisms, thermal tolerances and physiological adaptations for surviving in rigorous environments. We investigated the thermal parameters (field body temperature, selected body temperature, locomotor performance in field and laboratory conditions, and thermal extremes) during diurnal activity for a population of juvenile, post-metamorphosed toads (Rhinella spinulosa) from the Monte Desert of San Juan, Argentina. Post-metamorphic toads are active from approximately 1100-1900 (in contrast to nocturnal adult toads). Our findings show that these toads have a wide thermal tolerance range, ranging from a critical thermal maximum of 36.9. °C to crystallization temperatures below 0. °C. During their active period, toads always showed suboptimal thermal conditions for locomotion. Despite the suboptimal condition for the locomotion, diurnal activity is likely to confer thermal advantages, allowing them to search for food and increase digestion and growth rates. We also found that the toads are capable of super-cooling, which prevents mortality from freezing when the environmental temperatures drop below 0. °C. The environmental temperatures are below zero at night, when toads are inactive and take refuge under rocks. In summary, this toad population demonstrates high thermal plasticity, as shown by a relatively high level of activity sustained over a wide range of ambient temperature (~35 °C). These thermal adaptations allow this species of juvenile toads to inhabit a wide range of altitudes and latitudes.
Fil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Banchig, Mariana. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina
Fil: Navas Romero, Ana Laura. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Herrera Moratta, Mario Andres. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
description Rhinella spinulosa is an anuran toad species distributed latitudinal and altitudinal (1200-5000. m) from Peru to Argentina, inhabiting mountain valleys in the Andes. Considering the broad range of habitats where they live, it is important to understand the thermal physiological mechanisms, thermal tolerances and physiological adaptations for surviving in rigorous environments. We investigated the thermal parameters (field body temperature, selected body temperature, locomotor performance in field and laboratory conditions, and thermal extremes) during diurnal activity for a population of juvenile, post-metamorphosed toads (Rhinella spinulosa) from the Monte Desert of San Juan, Argentina. Post-metamorphic toads are active from approximately 1100-1900 (in contrast to nocturnal adult toads). Our findings show that these toads have a wide thermal tolerance range, ranging from a critical thermal maximum of 36.9. °C to crystallization temperatures below 0. °C. During their active period, toads always showed suboptimal thermal conditions for locomotion. Despite the suboptimal condition for the locomotion, diurnal activity is likely to confer thermal advantages, allowing them to search for food and increase digestion and growth rates. We also found that the toads are capable of super-cooling, which prevents mortality from freezing when the environmental temperatures drop below 0. °C. The environmental temperatures are below zero at night, when toads are inactive and take refuge under rocks. In summary, this toad population demonstrates high thermal plasticity, as shown by a relatively high level of activity sustained over a wide range of ambient temperature (~35 °C). These thermal adaptations allow this species of juvenile toads to inhabit a wide range of altitudes and latitudes.
publishDate 2015
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2015-08
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/11336/147798
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo; Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil; Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina; Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel; Banchig, Mariana; et al.; Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Thermal Biology; 52; 8-2015; 52-57
0306-4565
1879-0992
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/147798
identifier_str_mv Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo; Rodriguez Marun, Cesar Yamil; Vergara Alvarez, Silvia Cristina; Ontivero, Roberto Emanuel; Banchig, Mariana; et al.; Thermal ecology of the post–metamorphic Andean toad (Rhinella spinulosa) at elevation in the monte desert, Argentina; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Thermal Biology; 52; 8-2015; 52-57
0306-4565
1879-0992
CONICET Digital
CONICET
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456515300139
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2015.05.006
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
reponame_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
collection CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname_str Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.name.fl_str_mv CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.mail.fl_str_mv dasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.ar
_version_ 1846782618058620928
score 12.982451

Publicaciones similares