Heat tolerance during embryonic development has not diverged among populations of a widespread species (Sceloporus undulatus)

Animals that develop in shallow soils are susceptible to lethal temperatures during heat waves. We found that developing lizards from four populations entered cardiac arrest at temperatures above 46°C. Since temperatures of natural nests can presently exceed this limit, global warming would further reduce recruitment of young.

• Publication year

  2013

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  Conservation Physiology

• Publication date

  2013-06-11

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  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/conphys/cot018PMID 27293602PMCID 4806623
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