2019
Feather steroid hormone concentrations in relation to age, sex, and molting time in a long distance migratory passerine
KOTASOVÁ ADÁMKOVÁ, Marie, Zuzana BÍLKOVÁ, Oldřich TOMÁŠEK, Zdeněk ŠIMEK, Tomáš ALBRECHT et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
Feather steroid hormone concentrations in relation to age, sex, and molting time in a long distance migratory passerine
Autoři
KOTASOVÁ ADÁMKOVÁ, Marie (203 Česká republika, domácí), Zuzana BÍLKOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Oldřich TOMÁŠEK (203 Česká republika), Zdeněk ŠIMEK (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Tomáš ALBRECHT (203 Česká republika, garant)
Vydání
Ecology and Evolution, Hoboken, Wiley, 2019, 2045-7758
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
10511 Environmental sciences
Stát vydavatele
Spojené státy
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 2.392
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14310/19:00107614
Organizační jednotka
Přírodovědecká fakulta
UT WoS
000477499900001
Klíčová slova anglicky
barn swallow; feather corticosterone; feather testosterone; keratinous matrix; liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; ptilochronology; stress
Štítky
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 19. 2. 2023 20:45, Mgr. Michaela Hylsová, Ph.D.
Anotace
V originále
In birds, concentrations of testosterone (T) and corticosterone (Cort) are closely connected with many morphological, behavioral, and other physiological traits, including reproduction, metabolism, immunity, and fitness. The direction of the effect of these hormones on above-mentioned traits, and the potential feedback between hormones are in general unclear; in addition, knowledge on how age and sex can affect T and Cort concentrations is still inconsistent. Our study used a novel method to analyze testosterone and corticosterone in feathers (T-f, Cort(f)) based on the precolumn chemical derivatization of hormones before liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis. Unlike previously used methods (RIA, EIA), our analytical procedure allows simultaneous analysis of both hormones from small amounts of feathers (4-25 mg) and, thus, overcomes the problem of insufficient detection limits. We applied this method to reveal associations between T-f and Cort(f) hormone concentrations and feather growth, age, and sex in feathers grown during the postbreeding (flanks) and prebreeding (tails) periods in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). There was neither a correlation between prebreeding and postbreeding T-f, nor between prebreeding and postbreeding Cort(f). Tail Cort(f) concentrations were negatively associated with tail feather growth rates. Feather hormone concentrations were correlated in the prebreeding period, negatively in males but positively in females. Both Cort(f) and T-f were higher in young birds compared to older ones, indicating either an age-related decrease in hormone concentrations within individuals, or the selective disappearance of individuals with high steroid concentrations. Males and females did not differ in Cort(f), but T-f concentrations were higher in males than females, particularly during the prebreeding period. In this study, we provide an effective method for analyzing hormones in feathers in an ecological context, especially in situations when the total amount of feathers available for the analysis is limited.
Návaznosti
EF16_013/0001761, projekt VaV |
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GA17-24782S, projekt VaV |
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LM2015051, projekt VaV |
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