A worldwide and annotated database of evaporative water loss rates in squamate reptiles

• DOI: 10.1111/geb.13355
• Publication Date: 2021-07-24T03:17:41Z
• Authors: Jean‐François Le ...; Chloé Chabaud; Denis Otávio Viei...; François Brischoux; Miguel A. Carretero; Andréaz Dupoué; Rodrigo S. B. Gavira; Olivier Lourdais; Marco Sannolo; Tom J. M. Van Dooren
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 590; ectotherms; hydroregulation; macrophysiology; 15. Life on land; 03 medical and health sciences; 13. Climate action; homeostasis; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; evaporative water loss; Homeostasis; functional traits; 14. Life underwater; Ectotherms; Hydroregulation; Evaporative water loss; Functional traits; Macrophysiology

Abstract Motivation The understanding of physiological adaptations, evolutionary radiations and ecological responses to global change urges for global, comprehensive databases the functional traits extant organisms. ability maintain an adequate water balance is a critical property influencing resilience animal species climate variation. In terrestrial or semi‐terrestrial organisms, total loss includes significant contribution from evaporative (EWL). analysis geographic phylogenetic variation in EWL rates must however account differences methods potential confounding factors, which influence standard measures whole‐organism loss. We compiled standardized SquamEWL database total, respiratory cutaneous 325 subspecies squamate reptiles (793 samples 2,536 estimates) across globe. An extensive set companion data annotations associated with measurements value future investigation, including metabolic rate data, provided. present preliminary descriptive statistics discuss gaps biases, identify promising avenues update, expand explore this database. Main types variables contained Standard rates, rates. Spatial location Global. Time period Data were obtained collected between 1945 2020. Major taxa Reptilia, Squamata lizards, snakes amphisbaenians. Level Individual animals same species, locality, age class sex category. Software format csv.