The Herpetological Journal
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pdf 12.Altitudinal variation in organ size in Polypedates megacephalus
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pp. 235-238
Authors: Mao Jun Zhong, Xiao Yi Wang, You You Huang & Wen Bo Liao
Abstract: Phenotypic flexibility of morphological characters is widespread in the animal kingdom. In the present paper, we investigated altitudinal variation in organ size (heart, lungs, livers, kidneys and digestive tract) in the spotlegged treefrog (Polypedates megacephalus) across three populations along an altitudinal gradient in southwestern China. Both heart and lung mass increased with altitude, and is possibly linked to a lower oxygen supply at high elevations; a higher liver mass suggested the increased need for energy stores. Despite significant differences between populations, we found no distinct cline in the length of the digestive tract according to altitude.
Keywords: altitudinal variation, environmental gradients, organ size, Polypedates megacephalus
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