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Are tropical small mammals physiologically vulnerable to Arrhenius effects and climate change
BG. Lovegrove, C. Canale, D. Levesque, G. Fluch, M. Reháková-Petrů, T. Ruf,
Language English Country United States
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
24457919
DOI
10.1086/673313
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Basal Metabolism * MeSH
- Cheirogaleidae physiology MeSH
- Eulipotyphla physiology MeSH
- Climate Change MeSH
- Heat-Shock Response * MeSH
- Torpor * MeSH
- Tarsiidae physiology MeSH
- Temperature MeSH
- Tropical Climate MeSH
- Body Size * MeSH
- Conservation of Natural Resources MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Philippines MeSH
- Madagascar MeSH
There is some urgency in the necessity to incorporate physiological data into mechanistic, trait-based, demographic climate change models. Physiological responses at the individual level provide the mechanistic link between environmental changes and individual performances and hence population dynamics. Here we consider the causal relationship between ambient temperature (Ta) and metabolic rate (MR), namely, the Arrhenius effect, which is directly affected by global warming through increases in average global air temperatures and the increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events. We measured and collated data for several small, free-ranging tropical arboreal mammals and evaluated their vulnerability to Arrhenius effects and putative heat stress associated with climate change. Skin temperatures (Tskin) were obtained from free-ranging tarsiers (Tarsius syrichta) on Bohol Island, Philippines. Core body temperature (Tb) was obtained from the greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus) and the gray brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis) from Ankarafantsika, Madagascar. Tskin for another mouse lemur, Microcebus griseorufus, was obtained from the literature. All four species showed evidence of hyperthermia during the daytime rest phase in the form of either Tskin or Tb that was higher than the normothermic Tb during the nighttime active phase. Potentially, tropical arboreal mammals with the lowest MRs and Tb, such as tarsiers, are the most vulnerable to sustained heat stress because their Tb is already close to Ta. Climate change may involve increases in MRs due to Arrhenius effects, especially during the rest phase or during torpor and hibernation. The most likely outcome of increased Arrhenius effects with climate change will be an increase in energy expenditure at the expense of other critical functions such as reproduction or growth and will thus affect fitness. However, we propose that these hypothetical Arrhenius costs can be, and in some species probably are, offset by the use of hyperthermic daily torpor, that is, hypometabolism at high Ta.
School of Life Sciences University of KwaZulu Natal Private Bag X01 Scottsville 3209 South Africa
Tarsius o s Na Pěšině 256 Děčín 405 05 Czech Republic
Zoo Decin Pastýřská stěna Žižkova 15 Děčín 405 02 Czech Republic
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