ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2023
Oxidative stress mediates the impact of heatwaves on survival, growth and immune status in a lizard.
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- Infrared thermography assessment of body surface temperature in Komodo dragons (Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Climate change and health: understanding mechanisms will inform mitigation and prevention strategies.Nature medicine · 2024Article
- Ecological generalism and physiology mediate fish biogeographic ranges under ocean warming.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Oxidative stress mediates the impact of heatwaves on survival, growth and immune status in a lizard.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Climate change often includes increases in the occurrence of extreme environmental events. Among these, heatwaves affect the pace of life and performance of wildlife, particularly ectothermic animals, owing to their low thermoregulatory abilities. However, the underlying mechanisms by which this occurs remain unclear. Evidence shows that heatwaves alter the redox balance of ectotherms, and oxidative stress is a major mediator of life-history trade-offs. Therefore, oxidative stress may mediate the effect of extreme thermal conditions on the life histories of ectotherms. To test this hypothesis, a 2 × 2 experiment was conducted to manipulate the redox balance (through a mitochondrial uncoupler that alleviates oxidative stress) of the desert toad-headed agama (
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