Altered energy metabolism in an irradiated population of lizards at the Nevada Test Site
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Abstract
Field metabolic rates (via doubly labeled water), body compartmentalization of energy stores, and energy assimilation efficiencies were measured to assess all avenues of energy utilization in Uta stansburiana living in a low-level γ-irradiated plot in Rock Valley, Nevada. Comparison of energy budgets for radiation-sterilized females with those of nonirradiated control lizards revealed several substantial differences. Sterile females were heavier, mainly because they had extraordinarily large energy (fat) storage depots. Sterile females had much lower rates of energy expenditure via respiration and lower rates of energy intake by feeding. These differences are interpreted as indirect responses to radiation-induced sterility. Gastrointestinal tract function in sterile females was normal. There is little evidence of direct radiation effects on physiological functions other than reproduction.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Altered energy metabolism in an irradiated population of lizards at the Nevada Test Site |
| Series title | Radiation Research |
| DOI | 10.2307/3576674 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Allen Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 98 |
| Last page | 104 |