ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2006
Anti-parasite treatment removes negative effects of environmental pollutants on reproduction in an Arctic seabird.
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- Anti-parasite treatment results in decreased estimated survival with increasing lead (Pb) levels in the common eider Somateria mollissima.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2019Article
- Sublethal effects of natural parasitism act through maternal, but not paternal, reproductive success in a wild population.Ecology · 2019Article
- Post mortem findings and their relation to AA amyloidosis in free-ranging Herring gulls (Larus argentatus).PloS one · 2018Article
- When Parasites Are Good for Health: Cestode Parasitism Increases Resistance to Arsenic in Brine Shrimps.PLoS pathogens · 2016Article
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- Antiparasite treatments reduce humoral immunity and impact oxidative status in raptor nestlings.Ecology and evolution · 2013Article
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Abstract
Recent studies have shown that the detrimental effects of anthropogenic pollutants may be worse if organisms are exposed to natural stress. In this study, we examined whether negative effects of organochlorines (OCs) could be influenced by parasites. In two breeding seasons, we administered an anti-helminthic drug to groups of breeding glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus), whereas control groups were placebo treated. In all birds, blood residues of the most important OCs in the study population (hexachlorobenzene, oxychlordane, p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene and polychlorinated biphenyl), were measured. The relationships between OCs and fitness components (i.e. nesting success and return rate between breeding seasons) were then compared between the birds receiving anti-parasite treatment and the controls. Among untreated males, higher blood residues of OCs were associated with lowered nesting success, while in males receiving anti-parasite treatment, there was no detrimental effect of OCs on fitness. Return rate was not affected by treatment or OCs. Our findings suggest that parasites may be an important factor in triggering reproductive effects of such pollutants, and that relatively low levels of OCs may have serious reproductive consequences in natural populations when stress from other sources is high.
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