| LÖVY, Matěj, Leonid A. LAVRENCHENKO, Danila S. KOSTIN, Alexey A. MARTYNOV, Radim ŠUMBERA, Josef BRYJA and Jan OKROUHLÍK. The effect of elevation on haematocrit in Ethiopian rodents. Journal of Vertebrate Biology. Brno: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 2020, vol. 69, No 2, p. 1-11. ISSN 2694-7684. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20011. |
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@article{1687920,
author = {Lövy, Matěj and Lavrenchenko, Leonid A. and Kostin, Danila S. and Martynov, Alexey A. and Šumbera, Radim and Bryja, Josef and Okrouhlík, Jan},
article_location = {Brno},
article_number = {2},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20011},
keywords = {Stenocephalemys; Rodentia; elevational gradient; Ethiopian highlands; blood parameters},
language = {eng},
issn = {2694-7684},
journal = {Journal of Vertebrate Biology},
title = {The effect of elevation on haematocrit in Ethiopian rodents},
url = {https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20011},
volume = {69},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1687920
AU - Lövy, Matěj - Lavrenchenko, Leonid A. - Kostin, Danila S. - Martynov, Alexey A. - Šumbera, Radim - Bryja, Josef - Okrouhlík, Jan
PY - 2020
TI - The effect of elevation on haematocrit in Ethiopian rodents
JF - Journal of Vertebrate Biology
VL - 69
IS - 2
SP - 1-11
EP - 1-11
PB - Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences
SN - 26947684
KW - Stenocephalemys
KW - Rodentia
KW - elevational gradient
KW - Ethiopian highlands
KW - blood parameters
UR - https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20011
L2 - https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20011
N2 - Key adaptations enabling mammals to cope with oxygen deficiency at high elevations relate to oxygen transfer into the blood. Among others, the efficiency of this mechanism depends on haematocrit (Hct, the volumetric fraction of red blood cells in blood). Although blood of high-elevation mammals is usually characterised by normal or slightly increased Hct, there are contradictory findings from studies along different elevational gradients. The aim of this study was to explore variability of Hct at both inter- and intraspecific levels in six rodent species from lower and higher elevations of Choke Mountain in Ethiopia. We found that Stenocephalemys sp. A from higher elevation had higher Hct than its congener Stenocephalemys albipes from lower elevation and a similar but weaker tendency was observed intraspecifically in Lophuromys simensis. Furthermore, Hct among four species occupying the high-elevation Afroalpine zone was comparable, and higher than in animals from lower elevations. Higher Hct in the three Afroalpine specialists probably contributes to local adaptations for life in high elevation environments under hypobaric hypoxia.
ER -
LÖVY, Matěj, Leonid A. LAVRENCHENKO, Danila S. KOSTIN, Alexey A. MARTYNOV, Radim ŠUMBERA, Josef BRYJA and Jan OKROUHLÍK. The effect of elevation on haematocrit in Ethiopian rodents. \textit{Journal of Vertebrate Biology}. Brno: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 2020, vol.~69, No~2, p.~1-11. ISSN~2694-7684. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20011.
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