水资源利用在在干旱地区的整个绿洲都市化期间总是是很重要的，与在矛盾和协作之间的城市的开发适应。作为一个盒子，水利用的合作改编和城市的生长拿 Urumqi 城市被在水供应和绿洲城市之间的相互作用模仿“ s 阐述人口，经济和环境。...水资源利用在在干旱地区的整个绿洲都市化期间总是是很重要的，与在矛盾和协作之间的城市的开发适应。作为一个盒子，水利用的合作改编和城市的生长拿 Urumqi 城市被在水供应和绿洲城市之间的相互作用模仿“ s 阐述人口，经济和环境。在不同都市化阶段，合作改编能不同地被代表，它能被五个阶段总结：基本协作，膨胀协作，膨胀矛盾，适应矛盾，和适应协作。水消费的费用，水使用和效率的比例是主要影响因素帮助合作改编。展开更多
The precision and the extent of behavioral thermoregulation are likely to provide fitness benefits to ectotherms.Yet the factors driving variation in selected or preferred body temperature(T_(set))and its usefulness a...The precision and the extent of behavioral thermoregulation are likely to provide fitness benefits to ectotherms.Yet the factors driving variation in selected or preferred body temperature(T_(set))and its usefulness as a proxy for optimal physiological temperature(Topt)are still debated.Although T_(set)is often conserved among closely related species,substantial variation at the individual,population and species level has also been reported.However,the repeatability(calculated as the intra-class correlation coefficient)of T_(set)is generally low.One factor that influences T_(set)is feeding status,with fed reptiles typically showing higher T_(set),a process thought to aid meal digestion.Here,using experiments simulating realistic feeding and fasting regimes in Agama atra,a heliothermic lizard from southern Africa,we test if T_(set)and its repeatability under these 2 states significantly differ.Daily T_(set)ranged from 33.7 to 38.4℃,with a mean(±SE)of 36.7±0.1℃ for fed and 36.6±0.1℃ for unfed individuals.Comparisons of repeatability showed that females tend to be more consistent in the selection of body temperature than males,but not significantly so regardless of feeding status.We report some of the highest repeatability estimates of T_(set)to date(full range:0.229–0.642),and that the weak positive effects of feeding status on T_(set)did not increase its repeatability.In conclusion,one of the major prerequisites for natural selection,consistent among-individual variation,is present,making the adaptive significance of T_(set)considerably more plausible.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40371041).
文摘水资源利用在在干旱地区的整个绿洲都市化期间总是是很重要的，与在矛盾和协作之间的城市的开发适应。作为一个盒子，水利用的合作改编和城市的生长拿 Urumqi 城市被在水供应和绿洲城市之间的相互作用模仿“ s 阐述人口，经济和环境。在不同都市化阶段，合作改编能不同地被代表，它能被五个阶段总结：基本协作，膨胀协作，膨胀矛盾，适应矛盾，和适应协作。水消费的费用，水使用和效率的比例是主要影响因素帮助合作改编。
基金The research was conducted with the approval of the Animal Ethics Committee of Stellenbosch University(SU-ACUD14-00110)the Cape Nature permit 0056-AAA007-00206Funding was provided by an NRF Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers’grant to SCT.
文摘The precision and the extent of behavioral thermoregulation are likely to provide fitness benefits to ectotherms.Yet the factors driving variation in selected or preferred body temperature(T_(set))and its usefulness as a proxy for optimal physiological temperature(Topt)are still debated.Although T_(set)is often conserved among closely related species,substantial variation at the individual,population and species level has also been reported.However,the repeatability(calculated as the intra-class correlation coefficient)of T_(set)is generally low.One factor that influences T_(set)is feeding status,with fed reptiles typically showing higher T_(set),a process thought to aid meal digestion.Here,using experiments simulating realistic feeding and fasting regimes in Agama atra,a heliothermic lizard from southern Africa,we test if T_(set)and its repeatability under these 2 states significantly differ.Daily T_(set)ranged from 33.7 to 38.4℃,with a mean(±SE)of 36.7±0.1℃ for fed and 36.6±0.1℃ for unfed individuals.Comparisons of repeatability showed that females tend to be more consistent in the selection of body temperature than males,but not significantly so regardless of feeding status.We report some of the highest repeatability estimates of T_(set)to date(full range:0.229–0.642),and that the weak positive effects of feeding status on T_(set)did not increase its repeatability.In conclusion,one of the major prerequisites for natural selection,consistent among-individual variation,is present,making the adaptive significance of T_(set)considerably more plausible.
