Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla)
The capacity for mothers to transmit induced resistance against a specific parasite to their young may be an essential maternal effect that determines the fitness of offspring. In a previous study, antibodies against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato were detected in kittiwake (...
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crwiley:10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00345.x 2024-06-02T08:13:49+00:00 Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla) Gasparini, Julien McCoy, Karen D. Tveraa, Torkild Boulinier, Thierry 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00345.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1461-0248.2002.00345.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00345.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ecology Letters volume 5, issue 4, page 519-524 ISSN 1461-023X 1461-0248 journal-article 2002 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00345.x 2024-05-03T12:06:04Z The capacity for mothers to transmit induced resistance against a specific parasite to their young may be an essential maternal effect that determines the fitness of offspring. In a previous study, antibodies against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato were detected in kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla ) eggs in relation to the exposure of birds to the tick vector Ixodes uriae . However, as yet, there has been no demonstration of a direct relationship between antibody concentrations in parents and young in a natural population. Here, we show, using the kittiwake– Borrelia system, the existence of a positive relationship between antibody concentrations in maternal serum and that in eggs and chick serum. No such relationship was found between paternal serum and eggs or young. These results suggest the existence of an adaptive maternal effect, an effect that should have important implications for the ecology and evolution of host–parasite interactions. Article in Journal/Newspaper rissa tridactyla Wiley Online Library Ecology Letters 5 4 519 524 |
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The capacity for mothers to transmit induced resistance against a specific parasite to their young may be an essential maternal effect that determines the fitness of offspring. In a previous study, antibodies against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato were detected in kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla ) eggs in relation to the exposure of birds to the tick vector Ixodes uriae . However, as yet, there has been no demonstration of a direct relationship between antibody concentrations in parents and young in a natural population. Here, we show, using the kittiwake– Borrelia system, the existence of a positive relationship between antibody concentrations in maternal serum and that in eggs and chick serum. No such relationship was found between paternal serum and eggs or young. These results suggest the existence of an adaptive maternal effect, an effect that should have important implications for the ecology and evolution of host–parasite interactions. |
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Gasparini, Julien McCoy, Karen D. Tveraa, Torkild Boulinier, Thierry Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla) |
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Gasparini, Julien McCoy, Karen D. Tveraa, Torkild Boulinier, Thierry |
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Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla) |
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Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla) |
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Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla) |
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Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla) |
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Related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla) |
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related concentrations of specific immunoglobulins against the lyme disease agent borrelia burgdorferi sensu latoin eggs, young and adults of the kittiwake ( rissa tridactyla) |
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