Adaptive heart and breathing frequencies in 4 ecologically differentiating chromosomal species of mole rats in Israel

R. Arieli; G. Heth; E. Nevo; Y. Zamir; O. Neutra

doi:10.1007/BF01952430

Adaptive heart and breathing frequencies in 4 ecologically differentiating chromosomal species of mole rats in Israel

R. Arieli
, G. Heth
, E. Nevo
, Y. Zamir
, O. Neutra

Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology

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Abstract

Breathing (f_R) and heart (f_H) frequencies decreases as aridity increases in 4 chromosomal species of the Spalax ehrenbergi that inhabits humid to arid habitats in Israel in the order 2n=52, 58, 54, 60. Breathing frequencies were 50.0, 46.9, 45.9, and 43.4% of the expected values, and f_H were 37.6, 32.7, 27.8, and 25.8% for 2n=52, 58, 54, and 60, respectively. The decrease of f_R and f_H has a genetic basis and correlates with the metabolism of the mole rat.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-133
Number of pages	3
Journal	Experientia
Volume	42
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952430
State	Published - Feb 1986

Keywords

Physiological adaptation
speciation
subterranean mole rat

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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