Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both?
We measured the costs of mounting a humoral immune response using two novel antigens (tetanus and diphtheria) in two shorebird species (Scolopacidae): Red Knot (Calidris canutus, measured in autumn) and Ruff (Philomachus pugnax, measured in spring). Metabolic rate was measured during the preinjectio...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/d9d9635e-d449-4dc9-9a4a-785692041edb 2024-06-02T08:04:47+00:00 Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? Mendes, L Piersma, T Hasselquist, D 2006-04 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/d9d9635e-d449-4dc9-9a4a-785692041edb https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/d9d9635e-d449-4dc9-9a4a-785692041edb https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0070-8 eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/d9d9635e-d449-4dc9-9a4a-785692041edb info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Mendes , L , Piersma , T & Hasselquist , D 2006 , ' Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds : low costs, internal reallocation, or both? ' , Journal of Ornithology , vol. 147 , no. 2 , pp. 274-280 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0070-8 energetics humoral response metabolic rate physiological trade-offs Red Knots Ruffs ADAPTIVE IMMUNE-SYSTEM IMMUNOCOMPETENCE HANDICAP CALIDRIS-CANUTUS IMMUNOSUPPRESSION RESPONSIVENESS TESTOSTERONE SPARROWS SWALLOWS STOPOVER article 2006 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0070-8 2024-05-07T18:26:02Z We measured the costs of mounting a humoral immune response using two novel antigens (tetanus and diphtheria) in two shorebird species (Scolopacidae): Red Knot (Calidris canutus, measured in autumn) and Ruff (Philomachus pugnax, measured in spring). Metabolic rate was measured during the preinjection phase, at the building phase of the primary immune response, and at peak secondary immune response by determining the oxygen consumption of the postabsorptive birds at rest. Confirming earlier studies, Red Knots and Ruffs responded with lower antibody titers to the diphtheria than to the tetanus antigen. Although Red Knots and Ruffs produced the same amounts of antibodies, Red Knots showed a significant 13% increase in basal metabolic rate (BMR) during the secondary antibody response, whereas Ruffs showed a 15%, but only marginally significant, reduction in BMR. The results from this study suggest that the energetic costs of an immune response may be small, but the "negative cost" in Ruffs hints at the possibility of resource reallocation and the concomitant difficulty of measuring such costs during "basal" metabolic rate measurements. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris canutus Philomachus pugnax Red Knot Ruff University of Groningen research database Journal of Ornithology 147 2 274 280 |
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energetics humoral response metabolic rate physiological trade-offs Red Knots Ruffs ADAPTIVE IMMUNE-SYSTEM IMMUNOCOMPETENCE HANDICAP CALIDRIS-CANUTUS IMMUNOSUPPRESSION RESPONSIVENESS TESTOSTERONE SPARROWS SWALLOWS STOPOVER |
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energetics humoral response metabolic rate physiological trade-offs Red Knots Ruffs ADAPTIVE IMMUNE-SYSTEM IMMUNOCOMPETENCE HANDICAP CALIDRIS-CANUTUS IMMUNOSUPPRESSION RESPONSIVENESS TESTOSTERONE SPARROWS SWALLOWS STOPOVER Mendes, L Piersma, T Hasselquist, D Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? |
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energetics humoral response metabolic rate physiological trade-offs Red Knots Ruffs ADAPTIVE IMMUNE-SYSTEM IMMUNOCOMPETENCE HANDICAP CALIDRIS-CANUTUS IMMUNOSUPPRESSION RESPONSIVENESS TESTOSTERONE SPARROWS SWALLOWS STOPOVER |
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We measured the costs of mounting a humoral immune response using two novel antigens (tetanus and diphtheria) in two shorebird species (Scolopacidae): Red Knot (Calidris canutus, measured in autumn) and Ruff (Philomachus pugnax, measured in spring). Metabolic rate was measured during the preinjection phase, at the building phase of the primary immune response, and at peak secondary immune response by determining the oxygen consumption of the postabsorptive birds at rest. Confirming earlier studies, Red Knots and Ruffs responded with lower antibody titers to the diphtheria than to the tetanus antigen. Although Red Knots and Ruffs produced the same amounts of antibodies, Red Knots showed a significant 13% increase in basal metabolic rate (BMR) during the secondary antibody response, whereas Ruffs showed a 15%, but only marginally significant, reduction in BMR. The results from this study suggest that the energetic costs of an immune response may be small, but the "negative cost" in Ruffs hints at the possibility of resource reallocation and the concomitant difficulty of measuring such costs during "basal" metabolic rate measurements. |
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Mendes, L Piersma, T Hasselquist, D |
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Mendes, L Piersma, T Hasselquist, D |
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Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? |
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Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? |
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Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? |
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Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? |
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Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? |
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two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds:low costs, internal reallocation, or both? |
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Calidris canutus Philomachus pugnax Red Knot Ruff |
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Mendes , L , Piersma , T & Hasselquist , D 2006 , ' Two estimates of the metabolic costs of antibody production in migratory shorebirds : low costs, internal reallocation, or both? ' , Journal of Ornithology , vol. 147 , no. 2 , pp. 274-280 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0070-8 |
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