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DOI | 10.1007/s00360-011-0620-0 |
Does size matter? Comparison of body temperature and activity of free-living Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and the smaller Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica) in the Saudi desert | |
Hetem, Robyn Sheila1; Strauss, Willem Maartin1,2,3; Fick, Linda Gayle1; Maloney, Shane Kevin1,4; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney1; Shobrak, Mohammed2,5; Fuller, Andrea1; Mitchell, Duncan1 | |
通讯作者 | Hetem, Robyn Sheila |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY |
ISSN | 0174-1578 |
EISSN | 1432-136X |
出版年 | 2012 |
卷号 | 182期号:3页码:437-449 |
英文摘要 | Heterothermy, a variability in body temperature beyond the normal limits of homeothermy, is widely viewed as a key adaptation of arid-adapted ungulates. However, desert ungulates with a small body mass, i.e. a relatively large surface area-to-volume ratio and a small thermal inertia, are theoretically less likely to employ adaptive heterothermy than are larger ungulates. We measured body temperature and activity patterns, using implanted data loggers, in free-ranging Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx, +/- 70 kg) and the smaller Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica, +/- 15 kg) inhabiting the same Arabian desert environment, at the same time. Compared to oryx, sand gazelle had higher mean daily body temperatures (F-1,F-6 = 47.3, P = 0.0005), higher minimum daily body temperatures (F-1,F-6 = 42.6, P = 0.0006) and higher maximum daily body temperatures (F-1,F-6 = 11.0, P = 0.02). Despite these differences, both species responded similarly to changes in environmental conditions. As predicted for adaptive heterothermy, maximum daily body temperature increased (F-1,F-6 = 84.0, P < 0.0001), minimum daily body temperature decreased (F-1,F-6 = 92.2, P < 0.0001), and daily body temperature amplitude increased (F-1,F-6 = 97.6, P < 0.0001) as conditions got progressively hotter and drier. There were no species differences in activity levels, however, both gazelle and oryx showed a biphasic or crepuscular rhythm during the warm wet season but shifted to a more nocturnal rhythm during the hot dry season. Activity was attenuated during the heat of the day at times when both species selected cool microclimates. These two species of Arabian ungulates employ heterothermy, cathemerality and shade seeking very similarly to survive the extreme, arid conditions of Arabian deserts, despite their size difference. |
英文关键词 | Heterothermy Cathemerality Biologging Antelope |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | South Africa ; Saudi Arabia ; Australia |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000303061000011 |
WOS关键词 | MOUNTAIN REEDBUCK ; ACTIVITY PATTERNS ; ACTIVITY BUDGETS ; RELATIVE ROLES ; METABOLIC-RATE ; WATER ECONOMY ; ACTIVITY TIME ; MULE DEER ; HETEROTHERMY ; MAMMALS |
WOS类目 | Physiology ; Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Physiology ; Zoology |
来源机构 | University of Western Australia |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/173431 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Witwatersrand, Brain Funct Res Grp, Sch Physiol, Fac Hlth Sci, ZA-2193 Johannesburg, South Africa; 2.Natl Commiss Wildlife Conservat & Dev, Natl Wildlife Res Ctr, At Taif, Saudi Arabia; 3.Univ S Africa, Dept Environm Sci, ZA-1709 Florida, South Africa; 4.Univ Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; 5.Taif Univ, Dept Biol, Coll Sci, At Taif, Saudi Arabia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Hetem, Robyn Sheila,Strauss, Willem Maartin,Fick, Linda Gayle,et al. Does size matter? Comparison of body temperature and activity of free-living Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and the smaller Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica) in the Saudi desert[J]. University of Western Australia,2012,182(3):437-449. |
APA | Hetem, Robyn Sheila.,Strauss, Willem Maartin.,Fick, Linda Gayle.,Maloney, Shane Kevin.,Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney.,...&Mitchell, Duncan.(2012).Does size matter? Comparison of body temperature and activity of free-living Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and the smaller Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica) in the Saudi desert.JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY,182(3),437-449. |
MLA | Hetem, Robyn Sheila,et al."Does size matter? Comparison of body temperature and activity of free-living Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and the smaller Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica) in the Saudi desert".JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY 182.3(2012):437-449. |
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