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DOI	10.1002/ece3.8132
	Phylogenetic and morphological influence on habitat choice in moisture-harvesting horned lizards (Phrynosoma spp.)
	Joel, Anna-Christin; Linde, Jenice R. N.; Comanns, Philipp; Emonts, Caroline; Weissbach, Margret; Flecks, Morris; Roedder, Dennis
通讯作者	Joel, AC (corresponding author), Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Biol 2, Worringerweg 3, D-52074 Aachen, Germany. ; Rodder, D (corresponding author), Zool Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany.
来源期刊	ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
ISSN	2045-7758
出版年	2021
英文摘要	In previous studies, the superhydrophilic skin of moisture-harvesting lizards has been linked to the morphological traits of the lizards' integument, that is, the occurrence of honeycomb-shaped microstructures. Interestingly, these structures can also cover the skin of lizards inhabiting wet habitats. We therefore tested the influence of the microstructures' main features on the habitat choice and wettability in the genus Phrynosoma. The genus Phrynosoma comprises moisture-harvesting species as well as nonspecialists. Lizards of this genus inhabit large areas of North America with diverse climatic conditions. Remarkably, the differences in the manifestation of microstructures are just as versatile as their surroundings. The phylogeny of the lizards as well as the depth of their ventral microstructures, though independent of each other, correlated with the precipitation in their respective habitat. All other morphological traits, as well as the skin's wettability itself, could not predict the habitat of Phrynosoma species. Hence, it is unlikely that the microstructure influences the wettability, at least directly. Hence, we presume an indirect influence for the following reasons: (a) As the ventral side cannot get wet by rain, but the belly could easily interact with a wet surface, the microstructure might facilitate water absorption from wet soil following precipitation. (b) We found the number of dorsal microstructures to be linked to the occurrence of silt in the habitat. In our study, we observed scales being heavily contaminated, most likely with a mixture of dead skin (after shedding) and silt. As many lizards burrow themselves or even shovel sand onto their backs, deploying the substrate might be a mechanism to increase the skin's wettability.
英文关键词	adaptation desert drinking rain harvesting skin wettability
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000697430100001
WOS关键词	GENUS PHRYNOSOMA ; WATER COLLECTION ; NICHE EVOLUTION ; MOLOCH-HORRIDUS ; RAIN ; DRINKING ; BEHAVIOR ; DESERT ; EPIDERMIS ; SKIN
WOS类目	Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/363034
作者单位	[Joel, Anna-Christin; Linde, Jenice R. N.; Comanns, Philipp; Emonts, Caroline; Weissbach, Margret] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Biol 2, Worringerweg 3, D-52074 Aachen, Germany; [Flecks, Morris; Roedder, Dennis] Zool Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Joel, Anna-Christin,Linde, Jenice R. N.,Comanns, Philipp,et al. Phylogenetic and morphological influence on habitat choice in moisture-harvesting horned lizards (Phrynosoma spp.)[J],2021.
APA	Joel, Anna-Christin.,Linde, Jenice R. N..,Comanns, Philipp.,Emonts, Caroline.,Weissbach, Margret.,...&Roedder, Dennis.(2021).Phylogenetic and morphological influence on habitat choice in moisture-harvesting horned lizards (Phrynosoma spp.).ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION.
MLA	Joel, Anna-Christin,et al."Phylogenetic and morphological influence on habitat choice in moisture-harvesting horned lizards (Phrynosoma spp.)".ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2021).