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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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:75433 2023-05-15T13:55:31+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. Brian Charlesworth 2005-06-22 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:75433 eng eng The Royal Society doi:10.1098/rsbl.2004.0280 issn:1744-9561 orcid:0000-0003-1315-3797 Biology Multidisciplinary Sciences cardiac scope climate change critical swimming speed metabolism plasticity Trout Oncorhynchus-mykiss Rainbow-trout Seasonal Acclimatization Evolutionary Physiology Enzyme Expression Muscle Responses Mitochondria 270700 Ecology and Evolution 780105 Biological sciences Journal Article 2005 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2004.0280 2020-10-26T23:37:38Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Antarctic The Antarctic Biology Letters 1 2 151 154 |
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Biology Multidisciplinary Sciences cardiac scope climate change critical swimming speed metabolism plasticity Trout Oncorhynchus-mykiss Rainbow-trout Seasonal Acclimatization Evolutionary Physiology Enzyme Expression Muscle Responses Mitochondria 270700 Ecology and Evolution 780105 Biological sciences |
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Biology Multidisciplinary Sciences cardiac scope climate change critical swimming speed metabolism plasticity Trout Oncorhynchus-mykiss Rainbow-trout Seasonal Acclimatization Evolutionary Physiology Enzyme Expression Muscle Responses Mitochondria 270700 Ecology and Evolution 780105 Biological sciences Seebacher, Frank Davison, William Lowe, Cara J. Franklin, Craig E. A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes |
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Biology Multidisciplinary Sciences cardiac scope climate change critical swimming speed metabolism plasticity Trout Oncorhynchus-mykiss Rainbow-trout Seasonal Acclimatization Evolutionary Physiology Enzyme Expression Muscle Responses Mitochondria 270700 Ecology and Evolution 780105 Biological sciences |
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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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Seebacher, Frank Davison, William Lowe, Cara J. Franklin, Craig E. |
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Seebacher, Frank |
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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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