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Embryonic and post-embryonic responses to high-elevation hypoxia in a low-elevation lizard.
Integrative zoology - 1 Jul 2020
Li Xinghan, Wu Pengfei, Ma Liang, Huebner Christopher, Sun Baojun, Li Shuran
Abstract excerpt
Low-elevation species can migrate toward higher elevations to survive in a warming world. However, animals' responses to hypoxia when migrating to high elevations have rarely been addressed. To identify the response of low-elevation lizards to high-elevation hypoxia, we collected field body temperatures (Tfb ) and operative temperatures (Te ) of lizards (Eremias argus) from a low-elevation population (1036 m) and...
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