Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina

Autores
Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo; Baudino, Florencia; Medina, Susana Marlin; Ibarguengoytía, Nora
Año de publicación
2022
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versión publicada
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In temperate, polar and montane environments, ectotherms must find ways to endure throughout the coldest months of the year. Lizards search for microsites where temperatures remain warm or alter their biochemical balance to tolerate freezing or avoid it by supercooling. We evaluated the cold hardiness and potential winter refuges of two populations of Liolaemus lineomaculatus, from a temperate site (42°S) and a cold site (50°S). We analysed the role of possible cryoprotectants by comparing a group of cooled-down lizards with a control group of lizards that were not exposed to cold. The populations of this study are not freeze tolerant and the biochemical analysis showed no evidence of metabolites significantly changing concentration after exposure to cold. However, the species remained several hours at their Supercooling Point (SCP), suggesting they can supercool. The analysis of potential winter refuges showed that lizards using these potential refuges would spend almost no time at all at temperatures close to or below their SCP. Furthermore, lizards from the cold site were able to survive below 0°C temperatures with a lower SCP than lizards from the temperate site. Liolaemus lineomaculatus developed physiological mechanisms that can help them survive when temperatures drop sharply, even when lizards are in suitable shelters.
Fil: Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Baudino, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Medina, Susana Marlin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; Argentina
Fil: Ibarguengoytía, Nora. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
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COLD HARDINESS
CRYOPROTECTANTS
LIOLAEMUS LINEOMACULATUS
PATAGONIA
SU-PERCOOLING POINT
WINTER REFUGES
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spelling Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, ArgentinaCecchetto, Nicolas RodolfoBaudino, FlorenciaMedina, Susana MarlinIbarguengoytía, NoraCOLD HARDINESSCRYOPROTECTANTSLIOLAEMUS LINEOMACULATUSPATAGONIASU-PERCOOLING POINTWINTER REFUGEShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1In temperate, polar and montane environments, ectotherms must find ways to endure throughout the coldest months of the year. Lizards search for microsites where temperatures remain warm or alter their biochemical balance to tolerate freezing or avoid it by supercooling. We evaluated the cold hardiness and potential winter refuges of two populations of Liolaemus lineomaculatus, from a temperate site (42°S) and a cold site (50°S). We analysed the role of possible cryoprotectants by comparing a group of cooled-down lizards with a control group of lizards that were not exposed to cold. The populations of this study are not freeze tolerant and the biochemical analysis showed no evidence of metabolites significantly changing concentration after exposure to cold. However, the species remained several hours at their Supercooling Point (SCP), suggesting they can supercool. The analysis of potential winter refuges showed that lizards using these potential refuges would spend almost no time at all at temperatures close to or below their SCP. Furthermore, lizards from the cold site were able to survive below 0°C temperatures with a lower SCP than lizards from the temperate site. Liolaemus lineomaculatus developed physiological mechanisms that can help them survive when temperatures drop sharply, even when lizards are in suitable shelters.Fil: Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Baudino, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Medina, Susana Marlin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; ArgentinaFil: Ibarguengoytía, Nora. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaAcademia Brasileira de Ciencias2022-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/202642Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo; Baudino, Florencia; Medina, Susana Marlin; Ibarguengoytía, Nora; Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina; Academia Brasileira de Ciencias; Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias; 94; 3; 9-2022; 1-190001-37651678-2690CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.scielo.br/j/aabc/a/FDHNcGMwBtdmJ3VRdkLbL9b/?lang=eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1590/0001-3765202220210758info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:34:49Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/202642instacron: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 10:34:49.818CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
title Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
spellingShingle Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo
COLD HARDINESS
CRYOPROTECTANTS
LIOLAEMUS LINEOMACULATUS
PATAGONIA
SU-PERCOOLING POINT
WINTER REFUGES
title_short Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
title_full Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
title_fullStr Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
title_sort Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo
Baudino, Florencia
Medina, Susana Marlin
Ibarguengoytía, Nora
author Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo
author_facet Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo
Baudino, Florencia
Medina, Susana Marlin
Ibarguengoytía, Nora
author_role author
author2 Baudino, Florencia
Medina, Susana Marlin
Ibarguengoytía, Nora
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COLD HARDINESS
CRYOPROTECTANTS
LIOLAEMUS LINEOMACULATUS
PATAGONIA
SU-PERCOOLING POINT
WINTER REFUGES
topic COLD HARDINESS
CRYOPROTECTANTS
LIOLAEMUS LINEOMACULATUS
PATAGONIA
SU-PERCOOLING POINT
WINTER REFUGES
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In temperate, polar and montane environments, ectotherms must find ways to endure throughout the coldest months of the year. Lizards search for microsites where temperatures remain warm or alter their biochemical balance to tolerate freezing or avoid it by supercooling. We evaluated the cold hardiness and potential winter refuges of two populations of Liolaemus lineomaculatus, from a temperate site (42°S) and a cold site (50°S). We analysed the role of possible cryoprotectants by comparing a group of cooled-down lizards with a control group of lizards that were not exposed to cold. The populations of this study are not freeze tolerant and the biochemical analysis showed no evidence of metabolites significantly changing concentration after exposure to cold. However, the species remained several hours at their Supercooling Point (SCP), suggesting they can supercool. The analysis of potential winter refuges showed that lizards using these potential refuges would spend almost no time at all at temperatures close to or below their SCP. Furthermore, lizards from the cold site were able to survive below 0°C temperatures with a lower SCP than lizards from the temperate site. Liolaemus lineomaculatus developed physiological mechanisms that can help them survive when temperatures drop sharply, even when lizards are in suitable shelters.
Fil: Cecchetto, Nicolas Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Baudino, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Medina, Susana Marlin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; Argentina
Fil: Ibarguengoytía, Nora. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
description In temperate, polar and montane environments, ectotherms must find ways to endure throughout the coldest months of the year. Lizards search for microsites where temperatures remain warm or alter their biochemical balance to tolerate freezing or avoid it by supercooling. We evaluated the cold hardiness and potential winter refuges of two populations of Liolaemus lineomaculatus, from a temperate site (42°S) and a cold site (50°S). We analysed the role of possible cryoprotectants by comparing a group of cooled-down lizards with a control group of lizards that were not exposed to cold. The populations of this study are not freeze tolerant and the biochemical analysis showed no evidence of metabolites significantly changing concentration after exposure to cold. However, the species remained several hours at their Supercooling Point (SCP), suggesting they can supercool. The analysis of potential winter refuges showed that lizards using these potential refuges would spend almost no time at all at temperatures close to or below their SCP. Furthermore, lizards from the cold site were able to survive below 0°C temperatures with a lower SCP than lizards from the temperate site. Liolaemus lineomaculatus developed physiological mechanisms that can help them survive when temperatures drop sharply, even when lizards are in suitable shelters.
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