ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2016
Host stress hormones alter vector feeding preferences, success, and productivity.
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- Does bird metabolic rate influence mosquito feeding preference?Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Apparent effect of chronicInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2017Article
- Stress hormones predict a host superspreader phenotype in the West Nile virus system.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2017Article
- Stress Hormones Bring Birds, Pathogens and Mosquitoes Together.Trends in parasitology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Stress hormones might represent a key link between individual-level infection outcome, population-level parasite transmission, and zoonotic disease risk. Although the effects of stress on immunity are well known, stress hormones could also affect host-vector interactions via modification of host behaviours or vector-feeding patterns and subsequent reproductive success. Here, we experimentally manipulated songbird stress hormones and examined subsequent feeding preferences, feeding success, and productivity of mosquito vectors in addition to defensive behaviours of hosts. Despite being more defensive, birds with elevated stress hormone concentrations were approximately twice as likely to be fed on by mosquitoes compared to control birds. Moreover, stress hormones altered the relationship between the timing of laying and clutch size in blood-fed mosquitoes. Our results suggest that host stress could affect the transmission dynamics of vector-borne parasites via multiple pathways.
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