20.500.12556/DiRROS-22600 The microstructure of scales varies in four lizard species The microstructure of lizard scales carries a phylogenetic signal in traits, reflecting key adaptations with high functional value. Using scanning electron microscopy, we examined the skin surface of four European Lacertidae species which occur in different habitats, as well as climatic conditions. We sampled Podarcis carbonelli and P. virescens from an oceanic-influenced climate, Zootoca vivipara from a temperate climate, and Gallotia galloti from three climatically distinct sites. In all species, dorsal midbody scales were proximally laminated. However, G. galloti differed from the other species, displaying spiny margins on lamellae, whereas Podarcis species and Z. vivipara had smooth margins. Within G. galloti, spiny microstructures were denser and larger in the northern, humid population compared to the high-elevation and southern, drier populations. These differences highlight the potential functional role of microstructures in skin adaptation to environmental conditions and emphasize their ecological significance in lizard species across climatic variation. functional morphology Lacertidae morphology microornamentation skin funcionalna morfologija Lacertidae morfologija mikroornamentacia koža true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-06-09 11:10:24 2025-06-09 11:10:25 2025-10-24 03:51:44 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Soavtorji: Katja Konc, Matej Hočevar, Urban Dajčman, Valentina Perc, Rodrigo Megia-Palma, Miguel Angel Carretero, Damjana Drobne, Sara Novak; Opis vira z dne 27. 5. 2025; str. 1-6 iss. [article no.] Vol. 2025 0000-00-00 PostprintKoncna Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-05-15 598.161 1568-5381 10.1163/15685381-bja10231 237244931 https://brill.com/view/journals/amre/aop/article-10.1163-15685381-bja10231/article-10.1163-15685381-bja10231.xml?srsltid=AfmBOoqwfqrNKt6ulusdMRbb3Ob0Coy14UXLXDpzBG8IhsjwGoy6WUvx&ebody=abstract%2Fexcerpt 1 a1964087-4511-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=32727 RAZ_Zagar_Anamarija_2025.pdf RAZ_Zagar_Anamarija_2025.pdf 1 5FB82B14654E9FEEF89CEEE9B8593DB9 5fc6060a3f5f7949686c61520b44b32974019970413df7e72cd4acaa33a5c08b eec2fa4b-4511-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=32728 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0