[1].Thermal-physiological Strategies Underlying the Sympatric Occurrence of Three Desert Lizard Species[J].Asian Herpetological Research,2019,10(3):190-196.[doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.190007]
　Xueqing WANG,Shuran LI,Li LI,et al.Thermal-physiological Strategies Underlying the Sympatric Occurrence of Three Desert Lizard Species[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2019,10(3):190-196.[doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.190007]
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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

卷:
10
期数:
2019年3期
页码:
190-196
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出版日期:
2019-09-23

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Title:
Thermal-physiological Strategies Underlying the Sympatric Occurrence of Three Desert Lizard Species
文章编号:
AHR-2019-0007
Author(s):
Xueqing WANG1; 2;  Shuran LI3;  Li LI1;  Fushun ZHANG4;  Xingzhi HAN5;  Junhuai BI1*# and Baojun SUN2*#
1 College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
2 Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
3 College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
4 Grassland research institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, Inner Mongolia, China
5 College of wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang, China
Keywords:
Sympatric lizards;  resting metabolic rate;  locomotion;  Eremias argus;  E. multiocellata;  Phrynocephalus przewalskii
DOI:
10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.190007
Abstract:
Sympatric reptiles are the ideal system for investigating temperature-driven coexistence. Understanding thermally physiological responses of sympatric lizards is necessary to reveal the physiological mechanisms that underpin the sympatric occurrence of reptiles. In this study, we used three lizard species, Eremias argus, E. multiocellata, and Phrynocephalus przewalskii, which are sympatric in the Inner Mongolia desert steppe, as a study system. By comparing their resting metabolic rates (RMR) and locomotion at different body temperatures, we aimed to better understand their physiological responses to thermal environments, which may explain the sympatric occurrence of these lizards. Our results showed that E. argus had significantly higher RMR and sprint speed than E. multiocellata, and higher RMR than P. przewalskii. In addition, the optimal temperature that maximized metabolic rates and locomotion for E. argus and E. multiocellata was 36°C, whereas for P. przewalskii it was 39°C. Our study revealed the physiological responses to temperatures that justify the sympatric occurrence of these lizards with different thermal and microhabitat preferences and active body temperatures. Eremias argus and E. multiocellata, which have lower body temperatures than P. przewalskii, depend on higher RMR and locomotion to compensate for their lower body temperatures in field conditions. Our study also highlights the importance of using an integrative approach, combining behavior and physiology, to explore the basis of sympatric occurrence in ectothermic species.

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