Evolutionary Tuning of Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 Underlies the Variation in Heat Avoidance Behaviors among Frog Species Inhabiting Diverse Thermal Niches.

ABSTRACT: Environmental temperature is a critical factor for all forms of life, and thermal tolerance defines the habitats utilized by a species. Moreover, the evolutionary tuning of thermal perception can also play a key role in habitat selection. Yet, the relative importance of thermal tolerance and perception in environmental adaptation remains poorly understood. Thermal conditions experienced by anuran tadpoles differ among species due to the variation in breeding seasons and water environments selected by parental frogs. In the present study, heat tolerance and avoidance temperatures were compared in tadpoles from five anuran species that spatially and temporally inhabit different thermal niches. These two parameters were positively correlated with each other and were consistent with the therma

SUBMITTER: Saito S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9447854 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature