Does physiological tolerance to acute hypoxia and salinity change explain ecological niche in two intertidal crab species?

Does physiological tolerance to acute hypoxia and salinity change explain ecological niche in two intertidal crab species?

Lay summary In response to acute salinity change or hypoxia, Hemigrapsus crenulatus exhibited better maintenance of osmoregulatory and cardiovascular function than Hemigrapsus sexdentatus. The greater physiological resilience of H. crenulatus is consistent with its habitation of an ecological niche...

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Veröffentlicht in:Conservation physiology 2019-01, Vol.7 (1), p.1-coz086
Hauptverfasser: Falconer, Thomas R.L, Marsden, Islay D, Hill, Jonathan V, Glover, Chris N
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Bradycardia
Coastal ecosystems
Coastal erosion
Crabs
Environmental aspects
Estuaries
Heart rate
Hypoxia (Aquatic ecology)
Niches (Ecology)
Physiological aspects
Salinity
Seawater
Shorelines
Tide pools
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Zusammenfassung:Lay summary In response to acute salinity change or hypoxia, Hemigrapsus crenulatus exhibited better maintenance of osmoregulatory and cardiovascular function than Hemigrapsus sexdentatus. The greater physiological resilience of H. crenulatus is consistent with its habitation of an ecological niche that promotes greater exposure to environmental stressors than that of H. sexdentatus.
ISSN:2051-1434
2051-1434
DOI:10.1093/conphys/coz086