Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival
In long-lived species, any negative effect of pollution on adult survival may pose serious hazards to breeding populations. In the present study we measured concentrations of various organochlorines (OCs: PCB and organochlorine pesticides) in the blood of a large number of adult glaucous gulls (Laru...
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ftdans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:84202 2023-07-02T03:31:24+02:00 Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival Erikstad, Kjell Einar Sandvik, Hanno Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Bustnes, Jan Ove Strøm, Hallvard 2013-08-21T17:23:23.000+02:00 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-wg-zk1i https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:84202 unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.pm885/1 doi:10.5061/dryad.pm885/2 doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1483 PMID:23966640 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-wg-zk1i doi:10.5061/dryad.pm885 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:84202 OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf Life sciences medicine and health care 2013 ftdans https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pm885/110.5061/dryad.pm885/210.1098/rspb.2013.148310.5061/dryad.pm885 2023-06-13T12:31:51Z In long-lived species, any negative effect of pollution on adult survival may pose serious hazards to breeding populations. In the present study we measured concentrations of various organochlorines (OCs: PCB and organochlorine pesticides) in the blood of a large number of adult glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) breeding on Bjørnøya (Bear Island) in the Norwegian Arctic, and modelled their local survival using capture–recapture analysis. Survival was negatively associated with concentrations of OCs in the blood. The effect of OCs was nonlinear and evident only among birds with the highest concentrations (the uppermost deciles of contamination). The threshold for depressed survival differed between the sexes, with females being more sensitive to contamination. For birds with lower OC concentration, survival was very high, i.e. at the upper range of survival rates reported from glaucous and other large gull species in other, presumably less contaminated populations. We propose two non-exclusive explanations. Firstly, at some threshold of OC concentration, parents (especially males) may abandon reproduction to maximise their own survival. Secondly, high contamination of OC may eliminate the most sensitive individuals from the population (especially among females), inducing a strong selection towards high-quality and less sensitive phenotypes. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Bear Island Bjørnøya Bjørnøya Larus hyperboreus Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS): EASY (KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) Arctic Bear Island ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Bjørnøya ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) |
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Life sciences medicine and health care Erikstad, Kjell Einar Sandvik, Hanno Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Bustnes, Jan Ove Strøm, Hallvard Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival |
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In long-lived species, any negative effect of pollution on adult survival may pose serious hazards to breeding populations. In the present study we measured concentrations of various organochlorines (OCs: PCB and organochlorine pesticides) in the blood of a large number of adult glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) breeding on Bjørnøya (Bear Island) in the Norwegian Arctic, and modelled their local survival using capture–recapture analysis. Survival was negatively associated with concentrations of OCs in the blood. The effect of OCs was nonlinear and evident only among birds with the highest concentrations (the uppermost deciles of contamination). The threshold for depressed survival differed between the sexes, with females being more sensitive to contamination. For birds with lower OC concentration, survival was very high, i.e. at the upper range of survival rates reported from glaucous and other large gull species in other, presumably less contaminated populations. We propose two non-exclusive explanations. Firstly, at some threshold of OC concentration, parents (especially males) may abandon reproduction to maximise their own survival. Secondly, high contamination of OC may eliminate the most sensitive individuals from the population (especially among females), inducing a strong selection towards high-quality and less sensitive phenotypes. |
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Erikstad, Kjell Einar Sandvik, Hanno Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Bustnes, Jan Ove Strøm, Hallvard |
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Erikstad, Kjell Einar Sandvik, Hanno Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Bustnes, Jan Ove Strøm, Hallvard |
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Erikstad, Kjell Einar |
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Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival |
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Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival |
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Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival |
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Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival |
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Data from: Persistent organic pollution in a high-Arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival |
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data from: persistent organic pollution in a high-arctic top predator: sex-dependent thresholds in adult survival |
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http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-wg-zk1i https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:84202 |
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ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) |
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Arctic Bear Island Bjørnøya |
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Arctic Bear Island Bjørnøya Bjørnøya Larus hyperboreus |
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doi:10.5061/dryad.pm885/1 doi:10.5061/dryad.pm885/2 doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1483 PMID:23966640 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-wg-zk1i doi:10.5061/dryad.pm885 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:84202 |
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OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf |
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