20.500.12556/DiRROS-23944 Data from: A metabolic syndrome in terrestrial ectotherms with different elevational and distribution patterns The metabolic performance of ectotherms is expected to be driven by the environment in which they live. Ecologically similar species with contrasting elevation distributions occurring in sympatry at mid-elevations, provide good models for studying how physiological responses to temperature vary as a function of adaptation to different elevations.. Under sympatry, at middle elevations, where divergent species ranges overlap, sympatric populations are expected to have similar thermal responses, suggesting similar local acclimation or adaptation, while observed differences would suggest adaptation to each species’ core range. We analysed the metabolic traits of sympatric species pairs from three ectotherm groups: reptiles (Reptilia: Lacertidae), amphibians (Amphibia: Salamandridae) and beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), living at different elevations, in order to test how adaptation to different elevations affects metabolic responses to temperature. We experimentally tested the thermal response of respiration rate (RR) and estimated potential metabolic activity (PMA) at three temperature regimes surrounding the groups’ optimal activity body temperatures. RR was relatively similar among groups and showed a positive response to increasing temperature, which was more pronounced in the high-elevation species of reptiles and beetles. Relative to RR, PMA displayed a stronger and more consistent positive response to increased temperature in all three groups. For all three groups, the average biochemical capacity for metabolism (PMA) was higher in the range-restricted, high-elevation species, and this difference increased at higher temperatures in a consistent manner. These results, indicating consistent pattern in three independently evolved animal groups, suggest a ubiquitous adaptive syndrome and represent a novel understanding of the mechanisms shaping spatial biodiversity patterns. Our results also highlight the importance of geographic patterns for the mechanistic understanding of adaptations in physiological traits, including species’ potential to respond/adapt to global climate changes. lizards morphology physiology metabolism climate change data plazilci morfologija fiziologija presnova podnebne spremembe podatki Reptilia Lacertidae Amphibia Salamandridae Coleoptera Carabidae true false false Dryad Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-10-27 09:56:47 2025-10-27 09:56:48 2025-10-28 03:41:55 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2018 0 Durham 2018 Durham Nasl. z. nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 14. 8. 2025; Soavtorji: Carretero, Miguel A; Marguč, Diana; Simčič, Tatjana; Vrezec, Al; 1 spletni vir 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 591 10.5061/dryad.p73g8 245668867 https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.03411 0 e2e2e8ad-b312-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=35541 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.p73g8 1 e26dfebb-b312-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=35540 RAZ_Zagar_Anamarija_2018.zip RAZ_Zagar_Anamarija_2018.zip 1 68C9A63B41499DBEF0DE353199603B80 6d522b5faa162fab2d7684b61ccc5e90ad11ecf9eaa67628017089a614f94f3a 1232839e-b313-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=35542 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0