Fire associated exertion myopathy as a mechanism contributing to mortality in Chamaesaura macrolepis (Cope 1862)

IF 0.8 4区 生物学 Q3 ZOOLOGY African Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2021-07-09 DOI:10.1080/21564574.2021.1938244
PR Jordaan, Jca Steyl
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ABSTRACT Following a fire event, an abnormally high number of Chamaesaura macrolepis (Cope 1862) road mortalities were observed on two sections of tar road south of Maputo Special Reserve, Maputo Province, Mozambique. Although most specimens were driven over by vehicles, three intact individuals were collected on the shoulder of the tarred road surface, without exhibiting any external signs of vehicular trauma or thermal damage. Histopathological examination of dissected tissues revealed acute skeletal and cardiac myopathy in all three specimens, suggesting a novel facet of faunal responses to fire and the physical strain exerted to avoid these conditions. No reports of fire associated exertion myopathy could be located for any other animals in the available literature.
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火灾相关运动性肌病是导致大麻风Chamaesaura死亡的机制(Cope 1862)
摘要火灾发生后,在莫桑比克马普托省马普托特别保护区以南的两段柏油路上,观察到Chamaesaura macrolepis(Cope 1862)道路死亡人数异常高。尽管大多数标本是由车辆驶过的,但在柏油路面的路肩上采集了三个完整的个体,没有表现出任何车辆创伤或热损伤的外部迹象。解剖组织的组织病理学检查显示,所有三个标本都有急性骨骼肌和心肌病变,这表明动物对火的反应和为避免这些情况而施加的物理压力是一个新的方面。在现有文献中,没有任何其他动物出现与火灾相关的运动性肌病的报告。
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期刊介绍: African Journal of Herpetology (AJH) serves as an outlet for original research on the biology of African amphibians and reptiles. AJH is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original articles and reviews from diverse fields and disciplines, such as conservation, phylogenetics, evolution, systematics, performance, physiology, ecology, behavioural ecology, ethology, and morphology. The Journal publishes two issues a year. There are no page charges .
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