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WETADAPT – adaptive and plasticity potential of ectotherm physiology to respond to climate change
Project coordinator: Anamarija Žagar, PhD
Coordinator for NIB: University of Ljubljana, Slovenian Forestry Institute, CIBIO/InBIO Institute
Code: J1-2466
Duration: 1.9.2020 - 1.9.2023
The main goal of the project is to identify the adaptive and plasticity potential of physiology, namely, traits involved in metabolism and water retention, in ectotherms. We will conduct research on two mountain lizard species that occur across large elevation spans, one from the sub-tropical climate in the Tenerife Island (species Gallotia galloti) and the other from temperate climate in Slovenia (species Iberolacerta horvathi).
Project team
| Name | Role | Institution |
| Dr. Anamarija Žagar | Principal Investigator (PI) | National Institute of Biology (NIB) |
| Dr. Tatjana Simčič | Researcher | National Institute of Biology (NIB) |
| Dr. David Stanković | Researcher | National Institute of Biology (NIB) |
| Dr. Damjana Drobne | Researcher | University of Ljubljana (UL) |
| Dr. Sara Novak | Researcher | University of Ljubljana (UL) |
| Valentina Perc | Technical assistant | University of Ljubljana (UL) |
| Dr. Maarten de Groot | Researcher | Slovenian Forestry Institute (GIS) |
| Dr. Rodrigo Megía-Palma | Researcher (foreign) | CIBIO/InBIO Institute (CIBIO) |
| Dr. Catarina Pinho | Researcher (foreign) | CIBIO/InBIO Institute (CIBIO) |
| Nina Serén | PhD student (foreign) | CIBIO/InBIO Institute (CIBIO) |
References
- ŽAGAR, A., CARRETERO, M.A., DE GROOT, M. Time changes everything: Analysing temporal patterns of evaporative water loss. Submitted to Oecologia (under review)
- DAJČMAN, U., CARRETERO, M.A., MEGÍA-PALMA, R., PERERA, A., KOSTANJŠEK, R., ŽAGAR, A. Shared haemogregarine infections in competing lacertids. Submitted to Parasitology (under review)
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