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ArticleJournal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology2019

Differential plasticity of membrane fatty acids in northern and southern populations of the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens).

Patrick M Mineo, Christopher Waldrup, Nancy J Berner, Paul J Schaeffer

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Article in Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Patrick M MineoDepartment of Biology, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL, 60126, USA. Patrick.Mineo@Elmhurst.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9131-5734
Christopher WaldrupDepartment of Biology, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA.
Nancy J BernerDepartment of Biology, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA.
Paul J SchaefferDepartment of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Sewanee: The University of the South · USElmhurst College · USMiami University · US

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Abstract

Seasonal changes in membrane composition and metabolic activity allow many temperate ectotherms to contend with changes in body temperature, but few studies have investigated whether the plasticity of these traits has diverged within a single species. Therefore, we studied the effects of thermal acclimation on the membrane fatty acid composition and the activities of cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) and citrate synthase (CS) in the skeletal muscle and liver of eastern newts from Maine and Florida. Newts were acclimated to either 6 °C or 28 °C for 12 weeks prior to experiments. Cold acclimation resulted in a lower saturated fatty acid (SFA) content in the muscle membranes of both populations. SFA content in liver was lower in cold compared to warm-acclimated newts from Florida, but acclimation did not affect SFA content in liver membranes of the Maine population. In liver, cold acclimation resulted in a higher monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) content in the Florida population and a higher polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content in the Maine population. Regardless of acclimation conditions, the muscle and liver membranes of the Maine population had higher SFA and PUFA contents compared to those of the Florida population. MUFA content of muscle and liver membranes was higher in the Florida population compared to the Maine population. The effect of acclimation on CCO and CS activity was tissue-specific. In muscle, CCO and CS activities were higher in cold compared to warm-acclimated newts in both populations, and CS and CCO activities were higher in the Maine compared to the Florida population. In liver, CCO and CS activity were unaffected by acclimation in the Florida population, but activity was lower in cold compared to warm-acclimated Maine newts. These results demonstrate that the phenotypic plasticity of these traits in response to seasonal change has diverged between northern and southern populations.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsCell MembraneFatty AcidsFloridaMaineNotophthalmus viridescensTemperatureFatty AcidsAcclimationAdaptationSeasonalTemperatureThermal

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