Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?

Autores
Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina; Perotti, Maria Gabriela; Bonino, Marcelo Fabián; Schulte, James; Abdala, Cristian Simón; Cruz, Felix Benjamin
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Body size (BS) varies in response to several selective pressures. In ectotherms, thermal inertia may affect thermoregulation, since larger BSs increase heat conservation as Bergmann originally stipulated for endotherms. However, Bergmann’s rule is controversial in ectotherms. The heat balance hypothesis states that ectotherms’ thermoregulatory capability is relevant for trends in BS. In cold climates, larger BSs would be advantageous for small thermoregulating ectotherms, by increasing heat conservation. However, BS implies a delaying effect on heating too; therefore, ectotherms may need another trait to compensate the later effect. Thermal melanism hypothesis posits that melanism increases heat gain, and may be adaptive for animals inhabiting cold climates. We propose that the higher solar radiation absorption from increased melanism may be such a compensatory trait. We expect BS and melanism to increase with latitude in response to seasonal temperatures and solar radiation. To test this, we studied the monophyletic Liolaemus goetschi group of lizard species across its 2200 km (32– 48° S latitude) range. We used phylogenetically informed analyses to study geographic variation of BS and melanism (dorsal, ventral and total) in relation to temperatures, thermal amplitude, cloudiness and net solar radiation. Our results show that lizards’ BS increases latitudinally in relation to thermal amplitude and temperature. Only ventral melanism varied latitudinally, but all melanism variables varied in response to cloudiness and net radiation. The relationship between BS and melanism was significant and positive in all cases. We suggest thermal inertia may be a fair candidate mechanism explaining geographic variation in BS (heat balance hypothesis), while melanism may influence heat gain according to the thermal melanism hypothesis. However, it remains unclear why latitudinal variation is related to ventral instead of dorsal melanism, and further investigation is needed to clarify the relationship between BS and melanism in light of cold climates.
Fil: Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
Fil: Perotti, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
Fil: Bonino, Marcelo Fabián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
Fil: Schulte, James. Department of Biology, Clarkson University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Abdala, Cristian Simón. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales E Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Dirección de Zoología. Instituto de Herpetología; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, Felix Benjamin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
Materia
Thermal Melanism Hypothesis
Heat Balance Hypothesis
Body Size
Bergmann'S Rule
Ectotherms
Lizards
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:11336/12201
Acceder
id CONICETDig_9f64d8b2c5cb27e35304ea9b31ddd747
oai_identifier_str oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/12201
network_acronym_str CONICETDig
repository_id_str 3498
network_name_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
spelling Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?Moreno Azócar, Débora LinaPerotti, Maria GabrielaBonino, Marcelo FabiánSchulte, JamesAbdala, Cristian SimónCruz, Felix BenjaminThermal Melanism HypothesisHeat Balance HypothesisBody SizeBergmann'S RuleEctothermsLizardshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Body size (BS) varies in response to several selective pressures. In ectotherms, thermal inertia may affect thermoregulation, since larger BSs increase heat conservation as Bergmann originally stipulated for endotherms. However, Bergmann’s rule is controversial in ectotherms. The heat balance hypothesis states that ectotherms’ thermoregulatory capability is relevant for trends in BS. In cold climates, larger BSs would be advantageous for small thermoregulating ectotherms, by increasing heat conservation. However, BS implies a delaying effect on heating too; therefore, ectotherms may need another trait to compensate the later effect. Thermal melanism hypothesis posits that melanism increases heat gain, and may be adaptive for animals inhabiting cold climates. We propose that the higher solar radiation absorption from increased melanism may be such a compensatory trait. We expect BS and melanism to increase with latitude in response to seasonal temperatures and solar radiation. To test this, we studied the monophyletic Liolaemus goetschi group of lizard species across its 2200 km (32– 48° S latitude) range. We used phylogenetically informed analyses to study geographic variation of BS and melanism (dorsal, ventral and total) in relation to temperatures, thermal amplitude, cloudiness and net solar radiation. Our results show that lizards’ BS increases latitudinally in relation to thermal amplitude and temperature. Only ventral melanism varied latitudinally, but all melanism variables varied in response to cloudiness and net radiation. The relationship between BS and melanism was significant and positive in all cases. We suggest thermal inertia may be a fair candidate mechanism explaining geographic variation in BS (heat balance hypothesis), while melanism may influence heat gain according to the thermal melanism hypothesis. However, it remains unclear why latitudinal variation is related to ventral instead of dorsal melanism, and further investigation is needed to clarify the relationship between BS and melanism in light of cold climates.Fil: Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; ArgentinaFil: Perotti, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; ArgentinaFil: Bonino, Marcelo Fabián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; ArgentinaFil: Schulte, James. Department of Biology, Clarkson University; Estados UnidosFil: Abdala, Cristian Simón. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales E Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Dirección de Zoología. Instituto de Herpetología; ArgentinaFil: Cruz, Felix Benjamin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; ArgentinaWiley2015-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/12201Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina; Perotti, Maria Gabriela; Bonino, Marcelo Fabián; Schulte, James; Abdala, Cristian Simón; et al.; Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?; Wiley; Journal Of Zoology; 295; 4; 4-2015; 243-2530952-83691469-7998enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/jzo.12193info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12193/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:02:15Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/12201instacron: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:34982025-09-29 10:02:15.279CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
title Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
spellingShingle Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina
Thermal Melanism Hypothesis
Heat Balance Hypothesis
Body Size
Bergmann'S Rule
Ectotherms
Lizards
title_short Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
title_full Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
title_fullStr Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
title_full_unstemmed Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
title_sort Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina
Perotti, Maria Gabriela
Bonino, Marcelo Fabián
Schulte, James
Abdala, Cristian Simón
Cruz, Felix Benjamin
author Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina
author_facet Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina
Perotti, Maria Gabriela
Bonino, Marcelo Fabián
Schulte, James
Abdala, Cristian Simón
Cruz, Felix Benjamin
author_role author
author2 Perotti, Maria Gabriela
Bonino, Marcelo Fabián
Schulte, James
Abdala, Cristian Simón
Cruz, Felix Benjamin
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Thermal Melanism Hypothesis
Heat Balance Hypothesis
Body Size
Bergmann'S Rule
Ectotherms
Lizards
topic Thermal Melanism Hypothesis
Heat Balance Hypothesis
Body Size
Bergmann'S Rule
Ectotherms
Lizards
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Body size (BS) varies in response to several selective pressures. In ectotherms, thermal inertia may affect thermoregulation, since larger BSs increase heat conservation as Bergmann originally stipulated for endotherms. However, Bergmann’s rule is controversial in ectotherms. The heat balance hypothesis states that ectotherms’ thermoregulatory capability is relevant for trends in BS. In cold climates, larger BSs would be advantageous for small thermoregulating ectotherms, by increasing heat conservation. However, BS implies a delaying effect on heating too; therefore, ectotherms may need another trait to compensate the later effect. Thermal melanism hypothesis posits that melanism increases heat gain, and may be adaptive for animals inhabiting cold climates. We propose that the higher solar radiation absorption from increased melanism may be such a compensatory trait. We expect BS and melanism to increase with latitude in response to seasonal temperatures and solar radiation. To test this, we studied the monophyletic Liolaemus goetschi group of lizard species across its 2200 km (32– 48° S latitude) range. We used phylogenetically informed analyses to study geographic variation of BS and melanism (dorsal, ventral and total) in relation to temperatures, thermal amplitude, cloudiness and net solar radiation. Our results show that lizards’ BS increases latitudinally in relation to thermal amplitude and temperature. Only ventral melanism varied latitudinally, but all melanism variables varied in response to cloudiness and net radiation. The relationship between BS and melanism was significant and positive in all cases. We suggest thermal inertia may be a fair candidate mechanism explaining geographic variation in BS (heat balance hypothesis), while melanism may influence heat gain according to the thermal melanism hypothesis. However, it remains unclear why latitudinal variation is related to ventral instead of dorsal melanism, and further investigation is needed to clarify the relationship between BS and melanism in light of cold climates.
Fil: Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
Fil: Perotti, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
Fil: Bonino, Marcelo Fabián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
Fil: Schulte, James. Department of Biology, Clarkson University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Abdala, Cristian Simón. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales E Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Dirección de Zoología. Instituto de Herpetología; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, Felix Benjamin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Fotobiologia; Argentina
description Body size (BS) varies in response to several selective pressures. In ectotherms, thermal inertia may affect thermoregulation, since larger BSs increase heat conservation as Bergmann originally stipulated for endotherms. However, Bergmann’s rule is controversial in ectotherms. The heat balance hypothesis states that ectotherms’ thermoregulatory capability is relevant for trends in BS. In cold climates, larger BSs would be advantageous for small thermoregulating ectotherms, by increasing heat conservation. However, BS implies a delaying effect on heating too; therefore, ectotherms may need another trait to compensate the later effect. Thermal melanism hypothesis posits that melanism increases heat gain, and may be adaptive for animals inhabiting cold climates. We propose that the higher solar radiation absorption from increased melanism may be such a compensatory trait. We expect BS and melanism to increase with latitude in response to seasonal temperatures and solar radiation. To test this, we studied the monophyletic Liolaemus goetschi group of lizard species across its 2200 km (32– 48° S latitude) range. We used phylogenetically informed analyses to study geographic variation of BS and melanism (dorsal, ventral and total) in relation to temperatures, thermal amplitude, cloudiness and net solar radiation. Our results show that lizards’ BS increases latitudinally in relation to thermal amplitude and temperature. Only ventral melanism varied latitudinally, but all melanism variables varied in response to cloudiness and net radiation. The relationship between BS and melanism was significant and positive in all cases. We suggest thermal inertia may be a fair candidate mechanism explaining geographic variation in BS (heat balance hypothesis), while melanism may influence heat gain according to the thermal melanism hypothesis. However, it remains unclear why latitudinal variation is related to ventral instead of dorsal melanism, and further investigation is needed to clarify the relationship between BS and melanism in light of cold climates.
publishDate 2015
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2015-04
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/11336/12201
Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina; Perotti, Maria Gabriela; Bonino, Marcelo Fabián; Schulte, James; Abdala, Cristian Simón; et al.; Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?; Wiley; Journal Of Zoology; 295; 4; 4-2015; 243-253
0952-8369
1469-7998
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/12201
identifier_str_mv Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina; Perotti, Maria Gabriela; Bonino, Marcelo Fabián; Schulte, James; Abdala, Cristian Simón; et al.; Variation in body size and degree of melanism within a lizards clade: is it driven by latitudinal and climatic gradients?; Wiley; Journal Of Zoology; 295; 4; 4-2015; 243-253
0952-8369
1469-7998
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/jzo.12193
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12193/abstract
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
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Wiley
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Wiley
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_ 1844613824464814080
score 13.070432

Publicaciones similares