A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a crucial role in resistance to parasite, and is thus often suggested to be an important force driving social interactions, including mating preference, in vertebrates. However, the phenotypic cues used by individuals to assess the MHC characteristics...
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ftutoulouse3hal:oai:HAL:hal-03918940v4 2024-02-11T10:02:35+01:00 A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues Pineaux, Maxime Blanchard, Pierrick Ribeiro, Léa Hatch, Scott, A Leclaire, Sarah Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institute for Seabird Research and Conservation ANR-10-LABX-0041,TULIP,Towards a Unified theory of biotic Interactions: the roLe of environmental(2010) 2023-11-10 https://hal.science/hal-03918940 https://hal.science/hal-03918940v4/document https://hal.science/hal-03918940v4/file/MHC%20odor%20v4.pdf en eng HAL CCSD hal-03918940 https://hal.science/hal-03918940 https://hal.science/hal-03918940v4/document https://hal.science/hal-03918940v4/file/MHC%20odor%20v4.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess https://hal.science/hal-03918940 2023 Birds Olfaction Sexual selection Intraspecific communication Major histocompatibility complex Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla [SDV.BA.ZV]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Vertebrate Zoology info:eu-repo/semantics/preprint Preprints, Working Papers, . 2023 ftutoulouse3hal 2024-01-17T17:27:39Z The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a crucial role in resistance to parasite, and is thus often suggested to be an important force driving social interactions, including mating preference, in vertebrates. However, the phenotypic cues used by individuals to assess the MHC characteristics of conspecifics is generally unknown. Here we used behavioral tests to investigate whether, in black-legged kittiwakes, females use odor cues to distinguish male MHC-II diversity and MHC-II dissimilarity. We found that females took less time to peck at the odor sample when it came from a male with high MHC-II dissimilarity. They also took less time to peck at an odor sample coming from a male with high or low MHC-II diversity compared to intermediate MHC-II diversity. However, this result is due to the single individual who has only one MHC-II allele. When excluding this individual, females took less time to peck at an odor sample coming from a male with high MHC-II diversity. Altogether, our study adds evidence for olfactory recognition of MHC characteristics in birds, but further studies are required to determine whether kittiwakes use this ability to optimize fitness. Report Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier: HAL-UPS |
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Birds Olfaction Sexual selection Intraspecific communication Major histocompatibility complex Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla [SDV.BA.ZV]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Vertebrate Zoology Pineaux, Maxime Blanchard, Pierrick Ribeiro, Léa Hatch, Scott, A Leclaire, Sarah A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues |
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a crucial role in resistance to parasite, and is thus often suggested to be an important force driving social interactions, including mating preference, in vertebrates. However, the phenotypic cues used by individuals to assess the MHC characteristics of conspecifics is generally unknown. Here we used behavioral tests to investigate whether, in black-legged kittiwakes, females use odor cues to distinguish male MHC-II diversity and MHC-II dissimilarity. We found that females took less time to peck at the odor sample when it came from a male with high MHC-II dissimilarity. They also took less time to peck at an odor sample coming from a male with high or low MHC-II diversity compared to intermediate MHC-II diversity. However, this result is due to the single individual who has only one MHC-II allele. When excluding this individual, females took less time to peck at an odor sample coming from a male with high MHC-II diversity. Altogether, our study adds evidence for olfactory recognition of MHC characteristics in birds, but further studies are required to determine whether kittiwakes use this ability to optimize fitness. |
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Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institute for Seabird Research and Conservation ANR-10-LABX-0041,TULIP,Towards a Unified theory of biotic Interactions: the roLe of environmental(2010) |
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Pineaux, Maxime Blanchard, Pierrick Ribeiro, Léa Hatch, Scott, A Leclaire, Sarah |
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Pineaux, Maxime Blanchard, Pierrick Ribeiro, Léa Hatch, Scott, A Leclaire, Sarah |
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A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues |
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A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues |
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A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues |
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A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues |
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A gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues |
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gull species recognizes mhc-ii diversity and dissimilarity using odor cues |
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https://hal.science/hal-03918940 https://hal.science/hal-03918940v4/document https://hal.science/hal-03918940v4/file/MHC%20odor%20v4.pdf |
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Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla |
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