Extreme tolerance for nocturnal emergence at low body temperatures in a high-latitude lizard: implications for future climate warming.

ABSTRACT: High-latitude lizards live in environments where ambient air temperature at night is frequently below retreat temperatures, which likely has implications for nocturnal emergence and activity. However, patterns of lizard activity at night under current temperate climates are poorly understood, a situation that limits our understanding of potential effects of climate change. We investigated patterns of nocturnal emergence and activity in the cold-adapted, viviparous gecko (Woodworthia 'Otago/Southland'). We measured operative environmental temperature (T _e) available to geckos that emerged at night and simultaneously assessed nighttime emergence activity using time-lapse trail cameras. Also, we assessed field body temperature (T _b) of emerged geckos

SUBMITTER: Chukwuka CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868685 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature