在压力下探索伴侣的变化,生理反应和北方的端粒动态在不同的繁殖条件下
David Pelletier1,2, Pierre U Blier1, François Vézina1
1Department of Biology, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada.
PeerJ
|December 6, 2023
概括
北方的交换伴侣经历了短期的压力,但每年的繁殖条件显著影响了他们的生理和端粒长度,而不是伴侣状态.
科学领域:
- 鸟类生态学 鸟类生态学
- 生理生态生态学生理生态学
- 生命历史理论 生命历史理论
背景情况:
- 生命史理论预测,在像北方 (Morus bassanus) 这样的物种中,繁殖-生存权衡.
- 在繁殖期间要求苛刻的食条件可能会增加由于扩大食范围和饮食转变而导致的生殖失败风险.
- 改变伴侣可能会提高繁殖成功,但会产生更大的生理成本.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究与繁殖和伴侣变化相关的生理成本在北方.
- 为了比较与端粒动力学,氧化应激,炎症,血液学,营养和肌肉损伤相关的生物标志物.
- 评估繁殖条件和伙伴关系状态对生理标志物的影响.
主要方法:
- 在三个繁殖季节 (2017-2019年) 中对38只北方进行了纵向研究.
- 测量和比较21个生物标志物,包括端粒动态,氧化应激和炎症.
- 对伴侣保留与伴侣切换有关的生理反应的分析.
主要成果:
- 年度繁殖条件对生理变化的影响比伴侣状态更大.
- 交换伴侣导致压力暂时增加,氧化脂质损伤,炎症和体重减轻.
- 在伴侣交换的个体中,有利的条件稳定了端粒长度和改善了氧气运输;不利的条件增加了端粒磨损.
- 保留的伴侣表现出基于年度条件的各种生理变化,与一致的端粒动态.
结论:
- 行为灵活性,如交换伴侣,有助于海鸟应对食物短缺,但可能会对个体生理产生负面影响.
- 恶劣的繁殖条件显著减少了端粒长度,这表明对生存和健康的长期生理后果.
- 年度繁殖条件对海鸟生理学和健康状况的影响比伴侣关系状况更大.
关键词:
繁殖条件 繁殖条件压力的血液学指标个体质量 个体质量炎症 炎症是一种炎症.生命历史理论 生命历史理论北方大黄蜂是北方大黄蜂的一种.营养状态 营养状况氧化应激是一种氧化应激.生殖的生理成本 生殖的生理成本端粒的磨损是因为端粒的磨损.更多相关视频
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