Thermal conditions determine lizards’ response to oil contamination in a desert habitat
Summary: A unique, hyper-arid habitat in southern Israel was polluted by crude oil in 2014. Surveys following the event found that some species of local lizards avoid the oil, while other species were found more frequently in polluted plots. These results raised the question: why do species react di...
Main Authors: | Shahar Gofer, Tamar Nassi, Oded Berger-Tal, Amos Bouskila |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-08-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223014888 |
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