Predicción de los posibles cambios en el tiempo de actividad provocados por el clima para el skink de roca de Kaputar

Daniel T Roberts1, Martín Iglesias1, Jules E Farquhar1

  • 1School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.

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Resumen

Los lagartos de gran altitud como el skink de roca Kaputar (Egernia roomi) se enfrentan a las amenazas del cambio climático. Las grietas rocosas ofrecen un amortiguador térmico crucial, aumentando potencialmente su tiempo de actividad a pesar del calentamiento de las temperaturas.

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