Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird
Determining the physiological mechanisms underpinning life-history decisions is essential for understanding the constraints under which life-history strategies can evolve. In long-lived species, where the residual reproductive value of breeders is high, adult survival is a key contributor to lifetim...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:102996 2023-05-15T15:44:57+02:00 Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird Nelson, Bethany F. Daunt, Francis Monaghan, Pat Wanless, Sarah Butler, Adam Heidinger, Britt J. Newell, Mark Dawson, Alistair 2015-01-01 https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/102996/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003 unknown Academic Press Nelson, B. F., Daunt, F., Monaghan, P. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/10154.html> , Wanless, S. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/12774.html>, Butler, A., Heidinger, B. J. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/6568.html>, Newell, M. and Dawson, A. (2015) Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird. General and Comparative Endocrinology <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/General_and_Comparative_Endocrinology.html>, 210, pp. 38-45. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003>) Articles PeerReviewed 2015 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003 2022-09-22T22:12:16Z Determining the physiological mechanisms underpinning life-history decisions is essential for understanding the constraints under which life-history strategies can evolve. In long-lived species, where the residual reproductive value of breeders is high, adult survival is a key contributor to lifetime reproductive success. We therefore expect that when adult survival is compromised during reproduction, mechanisms will evolve to redirect resources away from reproduction, with implications for reproductive hormones, adult body mass, nest attendance behaviour and breeding success. We investigated whether manipulating corticosterone, to simulate exposure to an environmental stressor, affected the secretion of prolactin and breeding success in the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. We used implanted AlzetĀ® osmotic pumps to administer corticosterone to incubating kittiwakes at a constant rate over a period of approximately 8 days. Manipulated birds were compared with sham implanted birds and control birds, which had no implants. There was no significant difference in the body mass of captured individuals at the time of implantation and implant removal. Corticosterone-implanted males showed lower nest attendance during the chick rearing period compared to sham-implanted males; the opposite pattern was found in females. Corticosterone treated birds showed a marginally significant reduction in breeding success compared to sham-implanted individuals, with all failures occurring at least 1 week after implant removal. However, prolactin concentrations at implant removal were not significantly different from initial values. We were unable to measure the profile of change in corticosterone during the experiment. However, our results suggest a delayed effect of elevated corticosterone on breeding success rather than an immediate suppression of prolactin concentrations causing premature failure. Article in Journal/Newspaper Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications General and Comparative Endocrinology 210 38 45 |
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Determining the physiological mechanisms underpinning life-history decisions is essential for understanding the constraints under which life-history strategies can evolve. In long-lived species, where the residual reproductive value of breeders is high, adult survival is a key contributor to lifetime reproductive success. We therefore expect that when adult survival is compromised during reproduction, mechanisms will evolve to redirect resources away from reproduction, with implications for reproductive hormones, adult body mass, nest attendance behaviour and breeding success. We investigated whether manipulating corticosterone, to simulate exposure to an environmental stressor, affected the secretion of prolactin and breeding success in the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. We used implanted AlzetĀ® osmotic pumps to administer corticosterone to incubating kittiwakes at a constant rate over a period of approximately 8 days. Manipulated birds were compared with sham implanted birds and control birds, which had no implants. There was no significant difference in the body mass of captured individuals at the time of implantation and implant removal. Corticosterone-implanted males showed lower nest attendance during the chick rearing period compared to sham-implanted males; the opposite pattern was found in females. Corticosterone treated birds showed a marginally significant reduction in breeding success compared to sham-implanted individuals, with all failures occurring at least 1 week after implant removal. However, prolactin concentrations at implant removal were not significantly different from initial values. We were unable to measure the profile of change in corticosterone during the experiment. However, our results suggest a delayed effect of elevated corticosterone on breeding success rather than an immediate suppression of prolactin concentrations causing premature failure. |
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Nelson, Bethany F. Daunt, Francis Monaghan, Pat Wanless, Sarah Butler, Adam Heidinger, Britt J. Newell, Mark Dawson, Alistair |
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Nelson, Bethany F. Daunt, Francis Monaghan, Pat Wanless, Sarah Butler, Adam Heidinger, Britt J. Newell, Mark Dawson, Alistair Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird |
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Nelson, Bethany F. Daunt, Francis Monaghan, Pat Wanless, Sarah Butler, Adam Heidinger, Britt J. Newell, Mark Dawson, Alistair |
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Nelson, Bethany F. |
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Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird |
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Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird |
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Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird |
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Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird |
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Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird |
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protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird |
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Nelson, B. F., Daunt, F., Monaghan, P. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/10154.html> , Wanless, S. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/12774.html>, Butler, A., Heidinger, B. J. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/6568.html>, Newell, M. and Dawson, A. (2015) Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird. General and Comparative Endocrinology <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/General_and_Comparative_Endocrinology.html>, 210, pp. 38-45. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003>) |
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