Ectoparasite load increase in reproductively active sand
lizards

J 2021

Ectoparasite load increase in reproductively active sand lizards

SMOLINSKÝ, Radovan; Zuzana HIADLOVSKA a Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Ectoparasite load increase in reproductively active sand lizards

Autoři

SMOLINSKÝ, Radovan; Zuzana HIADLOVSKA a Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ

Vydání

Journal of Vertebrate Biology, BRNO, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 2021, 2694-7684

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10613 Zoology

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.460

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00121249

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

host-parasite interaction; parasite exposure; sexual behaviour; tick; Ixodes; Lacerta; reptile

Štítky

143180, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 14. 1. 2022 09:11, Dana Nesnídalová

Anotace

V originále

Sexual reproduction imposes risks on participating adults through increased probability of injury, predation pressure, or parasite exposure. Evolutionary theory predicts that animals will tolerate parasite infection during reproduction at the expense of increased parasite load, resulting in individual trade-offs between the temporary costs of current reproduction against the long-term evolutionary benefits in the form of life-long production of viable offspring. We tested this hypothesis, predicting that participation in sexual reproduction increases parasite exposure by investigating ectoparasite load on sand lizards (Lacerta agilis). Using generalized additive models to correct for bimodal seasonal dynamics of ectoparasite activity, site and year, we found that ectoparasite load is higher in adults (animals that overwintered at least twice) than in subadults that overwintered once only. Between sexes of adult sand lizards, males had a higher number of blood-sucking ectoparasites than females. Our results indicate that both sexually-motivated extensive locomotion associated with territory defence and mate search in males, and increased energy uptake during gestation in females, contribute to elevated ectoparasite exposure. Increased host mobility associated with increased ectoparasite exposure leads to collateral burden of reproduction on sand lizard populations.

Citovat

SMOLINSKÝ, Radovan; Zuzana HIADLOVSKA a Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ. Ectoparasite load increase in reproductively active sand lizards. Journal of Vertebrate Biology. BRNO: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 2021, roč. 70, č. 2, s. 1-9. ISSN 2694-7684. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20128.

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N2  - Sexual reproduction imposes risks on participating adults through increased probability of injury, predation pressure, or parasite exposure. Evolutionary theory predicts that animals will tolerate parasite infection during reproduction at the expense of increased parasite load, resulting in individual trade-offs between the temporary costs of current reproduction against the long-term evolutionary benefits in the form of life-long production of viable offspring. We tested this hypothesis, predicting that participation in sexual reproduction increases parasite exposure by investigating ectoparasite load on sand lizards (Lacerta agilis). Using generalized additive models to correct for bimodal seasonal dynamics of ectoparasite activity, site and year, we found that ectoparasite load is higher in adults (animals that overwintered at least twice) than in subadults that overwintered once only. Between sexes of adult sand lizards, males had a higher number of blood-sucking ectoparasites than females. Our results indicate that both sexually-motivated extensive locomotion associated with territory defence and mate search in males, and increased energy uptake during gestation in females, contribute to elevated ectoparasite exposure. Increased host mobility associated with increased ectoparasite exposure leads to collateral burden of reproduction on sand lizard populations.
ER  -

SMOLINSKÝ, Radovan; Zuzana HIADLOVSKA a Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ. Ectoparasite load increase in reproductively active sand lizards. \textit{Journal of Vertebrate Biology}. BRNO: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 2021, roč.~70, č.~2, s.~1-9. ISSN~2694-7684. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20128.

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