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Altitudinal implications in organ size in the Andrew’s toad (Bufo andrewsi)
In: Animal BiologyAbstract
Phenotypic flexibility of morphological and physiological traits within species is a common phenomenon across animal taxa. Hesse’s rule predicts that the size of an organ should exhibit an increase with increasing altitude along environmental gradients due to changes in oxygen supply and energy demands. Here, we test the prediction of Hesse’s rule by investigating geographical variation in the relative size of organs (i.e., heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys) across ten populations of Bufo andrewsi along an environmental gradient. We found that the relative size of these four specific organs did not increase with altitude or latitude across all populations. We also did not find that the relative size of the organs increased with increasing altitude among six populations located at a similar latitude and longitude, which is inconsistent with Hesse’s rule. Our findings suggest that oxygen supply and energy demands do not necessarily affect variation in organ size among populations.
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Altitudinal implications in organ size in the Andrew’s toad (Bufo andrewsi)
In: Animal BiologyAbstract
Phenotypic flexibility of morphological and physiological traits within species is a common phenomenon across animal taxa. Hesse’s rule predicts that the size of an organ should exhibit an increase with increasing altitude along environmental gradients due to changes in oxygen supply and energy demands. Here, we test the prediction of Hesse’s rule by investigating geographical variation in the relative size of organs (i.e., heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys) across ten populations of Bufo andrewsi along an environmental gradient. We found that the relative size of these four specific organs did not increase with altitude or latitude across all populations. We also did not find that the relative size of the organs increased with increasing altitude among six populations located at a similar latitude and longitude, which is inconsistent with Hesse’s rule. Our findings suggest that oxygen supply and energy demands do not necessarily affect variation in organ size among populations.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 478 | 42 | 3 |
| Full Text Views | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 17 | 4 | 0 |