Effects of Altitude and Temperature on Erythrocyte Morphology of Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833)

The decrease in erythrocyte size of animals live at high altitudes yields an evolutionary advantage to survive by providing adaptation to colder temperatures and low partial oxygen pressures. We examined the effect of geographical changes on the erythrocyte morphology of two terrapins, Emys orbicula...

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Published inCommagene journal of biology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 24 - 27
Main Authors BAYRAKCI, Yusuf, YENMİŞ, Melodi, MERMER, Ahmet, TOK, Varol, AYAZ, Dinçer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Adıyaman Bilimsel Araştırmalar Derneği 30.06.2021
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Biyoloji
Adıyaman
Türkiye
blood cell
Hematology
Benekli Kaplumbağa
Caspian turtle
Hematoloji
European pond turtle
kan hücresi
Çizgili Kaplumbağa
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Summary:The decrease in erythrocyte size of animals live at high altitudes yields an evolutionary advantage to survive by providing adaptation to colder temperatures and low partial oxygen pressures. We examined the effect of geographical changes on the erythrocyte morphology of two terrapins, Emys orbicularis and Mauremys rivulata, and analyzed whether such erythrocyte characteristics as size and volume changed at high altitudes and different temperatures. We found out that the erythrocyte characteristics varied both within and between the populations. They varied depending on altitude for E. orbicularis and on temperature for M. rivulata. However, the erythrocyte characteristics were not correlated with the environmental parameters, except between sunshine duration and erythrocyte length, size, and nucleus volume for E. orbicularis.
ISSN:2602-456X
2602-456X
DOI:10.31594/commagene.835079