Immunosenescence in the wild? A longitudinal study in a long‐lived seabird
International audience Longitudinal studies of various vertebrate populations have demonstrated senescent declines in reproductive performance and survival probability to be almost ubiquitous. Longitudinal studies of potential underlying proximate mechanisms, however, are still scarce. Due to its cr...
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International audience Longitudinal studies of various vertebrate populations have demonstrated senescent declines in reproductive performance and survival probability to be almost ubiquitous. Longitudinal studies of potential underlying proximate mechanisms, however, are still scarce. Due to its critical function in the maintenance of health and viability, the immune system is among the potential (mediators of) proximate mechanisms that could underlie senescence. Here, we studied three innate immune parameters—haemagglutination titre, haemolysis titre and haptoglobin concentration—in a population of common terns (Sterna hirundo) known to undergo actuarial senescence. We repeatedly sampled birds of known sex and age across 11 years and used random regression models to (a) quantify how immune parameters vary among individuals and (b) describe within-individual age-specific changes in, and potential trade-offs between, immune parameters. Our models revealed no differences between males and females in haemagglutination titre and haptoglobin concentration, and very low among-individual variation in these parameters in general. Within individuals, haemagglutination titre increased with age, while haptoglobin concentration did not change. We found no indication for selective (dis)appearance in relation to haemagglutination titre or haptoglobin concentration, nor for the existence of a trade-off between them. Haemolysis was absent in the majority (76%) of samples. Common terns do not exhibit clear senescence in haemagglutination titre and haptoglobin concentration and show very little among-individual variation in these parameters in general. This may be explained by canalisation of the immune parameters or by the colonial breeding behaviour of our study species, but more longitudinal studies are needed to facilitate investigation of links between species’ characteristics and immunosenescence in wild animals. |
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Institute of Avian Research Germany Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM) Wildlife Ecology and Conservation The Netherlands Wageningen University and Research Wageningen (WUR) |
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Immunosenescence in the wild? A longitudinal study in a long‐lived seabird |
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Immunosenescence in the wild? A longitudinal study in a long‐lived seabird |
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Immunosenescence in the wild? A longitudinal study in a long‐lived seabird |
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ftunmontpellier3:oai:HAL:hal-03576801v1 2024-05-19T07:49:06+00:00 Immunosenescence in the wild? A longitudinal study in a long‐lived seabird Bichet, Coraline Moiron, Maria Matson, Kevin Vedder, Oscar Bouwhuis, Sandra Institute of Avian Research Germany Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM) Wildlife Ecology and Conservation The Netherlands Wageningen University and Research Wageningen (WUR) 2022-02 https://hal.science/hal-03576801 https://hal.science/hal-03576801/document https://hal.science/hal-03576801/file/Journal%20of%20Animal%20Ecology%20-%202021%20-%20Bichet%20-%20Immunosenescence%20in%20the%20wild%20A%20longitudinal%20study%20in%20a%20long%25u2010lived%20seabird.pdf https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13642 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.13642 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/34850397 hal-03576801 https://hal.science/hal-03576801 https://hal.science/hal-03576801/document https://hal.science/hal-03576801/file/Journal%20of%20Animal%20Ecology%20-%202021%20-%20Bichet%20-%20Immunosenescence%20in%20the%20wild%20A%20longitudinal%20study%20in%20a%20long%25u2010lived%20seabird.pdf doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13642 PUBMED: 34850397 WOS: 000728997200001 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0021-8790 EISSN: 1365-2656 Journal of Animal Ecology https://hal.science/hal-03576801 Journal of Animal Ecology, 2022, 91 (2), pp.458-469. ⟨10.1111/1365-2656.13642⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2022 ftunmontpellier3 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13642 2024-04-22T16:59:14Z International audience Longitudinal studies of various vertebrate populations have demonstrated senescent declines in reproductive performance and survival probability to be almost ubiquitous. Longitudinal studies of potential underlying proximate mechanisms, however, are still scarce. Due to its critical function in the maintenance of health and viability, the immune system is among the potential (mediators of) proximate mechanisms that could underlie senescence. Here, we studied three innate immune parameters—haemagglutination titre, haemolysis titre and haptoglobin concentration—in a population of common terns (Sterna hirundo) known to undergo actuarial senescence. We repeatedly sampled birds of known sex and age across 11 years and used random regression models to (a) quantify how immune parameters vary among individuals and (b) describe within-individual age-specific changes in, and potential trade-offs between, immune parameters. Our models revealed no differences between males and females in haemagglutination titre and haptoglobin concentration, and very low among-individual variation in these parameters in general. Within individuals, haemagglutination titre increased with age, while haptoglobin concentration did not change. We found no indication for selective (dis)appearance in relation to haemagglutination titre or haptoglobin concentration, nor for the existence of a trade-off between them. Haemolysis was absent in the majority (76%) of samples. Common terns do not exhibit clear senescence in haemagglutination titre and haptoglobin concentration and show very little among-individual variation in these parameters in general. This may be explained by canalisation of the immune parameters or by the colonial breeding behaviour of our study species, but more longitudinal studies are needed to facilitate investigation of links between species’ characteristics and immunosenescence in wild animals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sterna hirundo HAL Portal Paul-Valéry University Montpellier 3 Journal of Animal Ecology 91 2 458 469 |