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dc.contributor.authorKarameta, Emmanouelaen
dc.contributor.authorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.contributor.authorPafilis, Panayiotisen
dc.creatorKarameta, Emmanouelaen
dc.creatorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.creatorPafilis, Panayiotisen
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T09:19:00Z
dc.date.available2023-11-17T09:19:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-21
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/65745
dc.description.abstractAs ectotherms, lizards, among the best models in thermal studies, are influenced by many abiotic factors. Interestingly, there is a scarcity of data regarding the impact that insularity may have on thermoregulation. Islands, depending their size and altitude, may differ considerably in the thermal conditions they provide to lizards. Here, we focused on a study system comprising islands that differ in morphological characteristics. We worked with four Rock Agama (Laudakia sp.) insular populations, namely Cyprus, Naxos, Delos, and Corfu. We measured body, operative and preferred temperatures and evaluated thermoregulation effectiveness (E). According to our findings, E differed among populations: Corfu received the lowest E (0.45), Cyprus and Naxos achieved median values (0.66 and 0.67, respectively) and lizards from Delos had the most effective thermoregulation (0.85). Our results underline the complex nature of insularity and its effect on saurian thermoregulation and highlight the importance of studying each insular population separately, taking into account the variable features of islands.en
dc.language.isogreen
dc.publisherBrillen
dc.sourceAmphibia-Reptiliaen
dc.source.urihttps://brill.com/view/journals/amre/44/1/article-p59_8.xml?ebody=article%20detailsen
dc.subjectInsularityen
dc.subjectLizardsen
dc.subjectThermal biologyen
dc.subjectThermoregulatory variationen
dc.titleAre all islands the same? A comparative thermoregulatory approach in four insular populationsen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/15685381-bja10120en
dc.description.volume44
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.startingpage59
dc.description.endingpage69
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.contributor.orcidKarameta, Emmanouela [0000-0002-6932-1924]
dc.contributor.orcidSfenthourakis, Spyros [0000-0003-3213-2502]
dc.contributor.orcidPafilis, Panayiotis [0000-0002-1832-4906]
dc.type.subtypeSCIENTIFIC_JOURNALen
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-6932-1924
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-3213-2502
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-1832-4906


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