A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes
Specialization to a particular environment is one of the main factors used to explain species distributions. Antarctic fishes are often cited as a classic example to illustrate the specialization process and are regarded as the archetypal stenotherms. Here we show that the Antarctic fish Pagothenia...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1626235 2023-05-15T13:40:42+02:00 A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes Seebacher, Frank Davison, William Lowe, Cara J Franklin, Craig E 2005-04-28 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1626235 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17148152 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2004.0280 en eng The Royal Society http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1626235 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17148152 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2004.0280 © 2005 The Royal Society Research Article Text 2005 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2004.0280 2013-08-31T09:29:05Z Specialization to a particular environment is one of the main factors used to explain species distributions. Antarctic fishes are often cited as a classic example to illustrate the specialization process and are regarded as the archetypal stenotherms. Here we show that the Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki has retained the capacity to compensate for chronic temperature change. By displaying astounding plasticity in cardiovascular response and metabolic control, the fishes maintained locomotory performance at elevated temperatures. Our falsification of the specialization paradigm indicates that the effect of climate change on species distribution and extinction may be overestimated by current models of global warming. Text Antarc* Antarctic PubMed Central (PMC) Antarctic The Antarctic Biology Letters 1 2 151 154 |
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Specialization to a particular environment is one of the main factors used to explain species distributions. Antarctic fishes are often cited as a classic example to illustrate the specialization process and are regarded as the archetypal stenotherms. Here we show that the Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki has retained the capacity to compensate for chronic temperature change. By displaying astounding plasticity in cardiovascular response and metabolic control, the fishes maintained locomotory performance at elevated temperatures. Our falsification of the specialization paradigm indicates that the effect of climate change on species distribution and extinction may be overestimated by current models of global warming. |
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A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes |
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A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes |
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A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes |
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A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes |
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A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes |
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falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in antarctic fishes |
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