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dc.contributor.authorKarameta, E.en
dc.contributor.authorGourgouliani, N.en
dc.contributor.authorKouvari-Gaglia, D.en
dc.contributor.authorLitsi-Mizan, V.en
dc.contributor.authorHalle, S.en
dc.contributor.authorMeiri, S.en
dc.contributor.authorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.contributor.authorPafilis, P.en
dc.creatorKarameta, E.en
dc.creatorGourgouliani, N.en
dc.creatorKouvari-Gaglia, D.en
dc.creatorLitsi-Mizan, V.en
dc.creatorHalle, S.en
dc.creatorMeiri, S.en
dc.creatorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.creatorPafilis, P.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T12:51:47Z
dc.date.available2019-11-04T12:51:47Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/53155
dc.description.abstractAn efficient digestive system is of pivotal importance for survival as it governs the energy flow from the environment to organisms. Reptiles require relatively little energy, and their digestive system can readily respond to internal and external shifts. Ergo, reptiles can colonize even demanding habitats by improving digestive performance. Although many studies address lizard digestion, few examine geographical variation. Here, we examine how the digestion of a single lizard species (Stellagama stellio) differs along a latitudinal and climatic gradient, comprising mainland and insular populations. Apparent digestive efficiency (ADE, the percentage of ingested energy absorbed through the gut) for lipids, proteins and sugars was used to answer the main question: is digestive performance consistent across populations (one species, one pattern) or is it dependent on habitat features (different populations, different patterns). We expected that climate and insularity would affect ADE. Indeed, the northernmost populations, inhabiting colder, rainier, less seasonal regions, achieved the lower ADEs. Insularity, however, had no effect on digestive efficiency, indicating that insular (or mainland) habitats are not all the same and local particularities may play a role. These findings suggest that each population adjusts its physiological repertoire to the local conditions. © 2017 The Linnean Society of London.en
dc.sourceBiological Journal of the Linnean Societyen
dc.source.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029234097&doi=10.1093%2fbiolinnean%2fblx034&partnerID=40&md5=ea44246529e457a260c58f3154b941da
dc.subjectEvolutionary physiologyen
dc.subjectInsularityen
dc.subjectLocal adaptationsen
dc.subjectStellagamaen
dc.titleEnvironment shapes the digestive performance in a Mediterranean lizarden
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/biolinnean/blx034
dc.description.volume121
dc.description.startingpage883
dc.description.endingpage893
dc.author.facultyΣχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Βιολογικών Επιστημών / Department of Biological Sciences
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.source.abbreviationBiol.J.Linn.Soc.en
dc.contributor.orcidSfenthourakis, Spyros [0000-0003-3213-2502]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-3213-2502


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