The Journal of experimental biologyAnimalsLizardsDehydrationPhysical EnduranceRunning
Dehydration alters sprint speed capacity more than maximal endurance in a terrestrial lizard.
Jean-François Le Galliard, Gabriel Sagot, Montaine Delmotte, Yoan Marcangeli, Beatriz Decencière Ferrandière, Simon Agostini, Sandrine Meylan
Published: 202510.1242/jeb.250472
Abstract
The evolution of thermo-hydroregulation is determined by a cost-benefit balance, which in terrestrial ectotherms depends on the relationship between temperature, hydration status and maximal performance capacities. Earlier studies in amphibians uncov…
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