| behavioural and physiological adaptations to low-temperature environments in the common frog, rana temporaria. | extreme environments can impose strong ecological and evolutionary pressures at a local level. ectotherms are particularly sensitive to low-temperature environments, which can result in a reduced activity period, slowed physiological processes and increased exposure to sub-zero temperatures. the aim of this study was to assess the behavioural and physiological responses that facilitate survival in low-temperature environments. in particular, we asked: 1) do high-altitude common frog (rana tempor ... | 2014 | 24885261 |
| local adaptation with high gene flow: temperature parameters drive adaptation to altitude in the common frog (rana temporaria). | both environmental and genetic influences can result in phenotypic variation. quantifying the relative contributions of local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity to phenotypes is key to understanding the effect of environmental variation on populations. identifying the selective pressures that drive divergence is an important, but often lacking, next step. high gene flow between high- and low-altitude common frog (rana temporaria) breeding sites has previously been demonstrated in scotland. the ... | 2014 | 24330274 |
| using genetic variation to infer associations with climate in the common frog, rana temporaria. | recent and historical species' associations with climate can be inferred using molecular markers. this knowledge of population and species-level responses to climatic variables can then be used to predict the potential consequences of ongoing climate change. the aim of this study was to predict responses of rana temporaria to environmental change in scotland by inferring historical and contemporary patterns of gene flow in relation to current variation in local thermal conditions. we first infer ... | 2013 | 23692266 |