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DOI | 10.1093/conphys/coy075 |
Rapid adaptation to cold in the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina | |
Mittan, Cinnamon S.; Zamudio, Kelly R. | |
发表日期 | 2019 |
ISSN | 2051-1434 |
卷号 | 7 |
英文摘要 | Invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) in northern Florida experience the coldest temperatures anywhere in their native or invasive range. We test the thermal limits of toads from northern and southern Florida and find that northern toads are more tolerant of cold and have rapidly adapted to this novel environment. Abstract Understanding rapid adaptation to novel environments is essential as we face increasing climatic change. Invasive species are an ideal system for studying adaptation as they are typically introduced to novel environments where they must adapt if they are to persist. We used the invasive cane toad, Rhinella marina, to investigate the contribution of plasticity and evolution to rapid adaptation in a novel environment. Rhinella marina is a neotropical toad that has invaded areas with climates outside of its native environmental niche. The goal of this research was to understand how cane toads persist in northern Florida, the coldest region of their combined natural and invasive range, and originally thought to be beyond their thermal breadth. We measured Critical thermal minima in cane toads from the original, warm introduction location (Miami), and their northern range edge (Tampa) to determine whether northern toads were more cold-tolerant, and to examine the contribution of adaptive plasticity and evolution to any changes in tolerance. Our results show that following acclimation to cold temperatures, southern toads are less tolerant of cold than northern toads. This persistent population difference implies selection for cold-tolerance in northern populations. Differences in individual responses indicate that plasticity is also involved in this response. Our findings have implications for conservation because predatory cane toad invasions threaten local faunas, especially native amphibians. Characterizing specific adaptive mechanisms that allow R. marina to expand its range will identify evolutionary processes that shape a highly successful invasive species. |
WOS研究方向 | Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physiology |
来源期刊 | CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/93568 |
作者单位 | Cornell Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, E215 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mittan, Cinnamon S.,Zamudio, Kelly R.. Rapid adaptation to cold in the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina[J],2019,7. |
APA | Mittan, Cinnamon S.,&Zamudio, Kelly R..(2019).Rapid adaptation to cold in the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina.CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY,7. |
MLA | Mittan, Cinnamon S.,et al."Rapid adaptation to cold in the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina".CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY 7(2019). |
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