Water Availability and Temperature as Modifiers of Evaporative Water Loss in Tropical Frogs.

ABSTRACT: Water plays a notable role in the ecology of most terrestrial organisms due to the risks associated with water loss. Specifically, water loss in terrestrial animals happens through evaporation across respiratory tissues or the epidermis. Amphibians are ideal systems for studying how abiotic factors impact water loss since their bodies often respond quickly to environmental changes. While the effect of temperature on water loss is well known across many taxa, we are still learning how temperature in combination with humidity or water availability affects water loss. Here, we tested how standing water sources (availability) and temperature (26 and 36°C) together affect water loss in anuran amphibians using a Bayesian framework. We also present a conceptual model for considering how water ava

SUBMITTER: Juarez BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406161 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature