Corticosterone-binding proteins and behavioral effects of high plasma levels of corticosterone during the breeding period in the pied flycatcher

Silverin, Bengt

doi:10.1016/0016-6480(86)90029-8

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“…This nonlinear relationship between HPA‐axis activity and parental care is highlighted by the studies of Silverin (1982, 1986). Silverin implanted nesting Pied Flycatchers ( Ficedula hypoleuca ) with different dosages of corticosterone.…”

Section: Evidence That Variation In Stress Physiology Is Associated Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, in primates, moderate GCs during gestation and after parturition are positively correlated with maternal behavior across mothers (Fleming, Corter, & Steiner, 1995; Fleming et al., 1997; Stallings, Fleming, Corter, Worthman, & Steiner, 2001; Bardi, French, Ramirez, & Brent, 2004; see also Storey et al., 2000). Moreover, just as GCs are known to increase self‐feeding behavior (Rowland & Antelman, 1976), they also increase feeding of young (Astheimer, Buttemer, & Wingfield, 1992; Silverin,1986). …”

Section: Evidence That Variation In Stress Physiology Is Associated Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to correlational evidence, there was causal evidence suggesting that slight increases in GCs elevate parental care. An exception to the overall trend occurs in the probability to abandon nests containing offspring in birds, which appears to be increased by even slight increases in GCs within the baseline range (Silverin, 1986; Groscolas & Robin, 2001; Love, Breuner, Vezina, & Williams, 2004; Groscolas, Lacroix, & Robin, 2008; Spée et al., 2010, 2011; Ouyang et al., 2012; Strasser & Heath, 2013; but see Criscuolo et al., 2005), perhaps because chronic elevations in baseline GCs might trigger individuals to switch to an emergency life‐history stage (Wingfield et al., 1998). …”

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Associations between glucocorticoids and sociality across a continuum of vertebrate social behavior

Raulo

Dantzer

2018

Ecology and Evolution

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The causes and consequences of individual differences in animal behavior and stress physiology are increasingly studied in wild animals, yet the possibility that stress physiology underlies individual variation in social behavior has received less attention. In this review, we bring together these study areas and focus on understanding how the activity of the vertebrate neuroendocrine stress axis (HPA‐axis) may underlie individual differences in social behavior in wild animals. We first describe a continuum of vertebrate social behaviors spanning from initial social tendencies (proactive behavior) to social behavior occurring in reproductive contexts (parental care, sexual pair‐bonding) and lastly to social behavior occurring in nonreproductive contexts (nonsexual bonding, group‐level cooperation). We then perform a qualitative review of existing literature to address the correlative and causal association between measures of HPA‐axis activity (glucocorticoid levels or GCs) and each of these types of social behavior. As expected, elevated HPA‐axis activity can inhibit social behavior associated with initial social tendencies (approaching conspecifics) and reproduction. However, elevated HPA‐axis activity may also enhance more elaborate social behavior outside of reproductive contexts, such as alloparental care behavior. In addition, the effect of GCs on social behavior can depend upon the sociality of the stressor (cause of increase in GCs) and the severity of stress (extent of increase in GCs). Our review shows that the while the associations between stress responses and sociality are diverse, the role of HPA‐axis activity behind social behavior may shift toward more facilitating and less inhibiting in more social species, providing insight into how stress physiology and social systems may co‐evolve.

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Section: Evidence That Variation In Stress Physiology Is Associated Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Evidence That Variation In Stress Physiology Is Associated Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Evidence That Variation In Stress Physiology Is Associated Wmentioning

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Associations between glucocorticoids and sociality across a continuum of vertebrate social behavior

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2018

Ecology and Evolution

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“…However, prolactin is probably not the single hormone involved in the control of the parental behavior in eiders. Indeed, corticosterone is known to redirect behavioral and metabolic processes from high energy demanding to emergency activities that potentiate adult bird survival (Silverin, 1986). Thus, determining the concentrations of corticosterone in late incubating females, and its potential relationship with body condition, could help to determine the endogenous mechanisms leading to parental care decisions.…”

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Factors Affecting Plasma Concentrations of Prolactin in the Common Eider Somateria mollissima

Criscuolo

Chastel

Gabrielsen

et al. 2002

General and Comparative Endocrinology

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“…It is hypothesized that only the "free" unbound CORT has biological activity, so increasing CBG concentrations essentially avoids high concentrations of active CORT (Malisch and Breuner 2010). Such containment may facilitate successful breeding, as continually elevated CORT concentrations may interrupt breeding behavior (Wingfield et al 1983;Silverin 1986;Wingfield and Silverin 1986;Gray et al 1990;Cyr and Romero 2006;Cyr et al 2007). CBGs may also help to control CORT concentrations within tissues or movement across cell membranes (Malisch and Breuner 2010).…”

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Seasonal stress physiology and body condition differ among co-occurring tropical finch species

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Seasonal changes in avian hormonal stress responses and condition are well known for common species found at temperate and arctic latitudes, but declining and tropical species are poorly studied. This study compares stress and condition measures of co-occurring declining and non-declining tropical grass finch species in Australia. We monitored declining Gouldian finches (Erythrura gouldiae) and non-declining long-tailed and masked finches (Poepila acuticauda and P. personata) during two seasons that are potentially stressful: peak breeding (early dry season when food is plentiful) and moult (late dry to early wet season when food may be scarce). We measured body condition (muscle and fat), haematocrit, and stress response to capture using plasma corticosterone and binding globulin concentrations. All species had higher muscle and lower fat indices during breeding than moult. Haematocrit did not consistently differ between seasons. Long-tailed finches had higher stress responses during breeding than moult, similar to other passerines studied. Masked finches showed no seasonal changes in stress response. Gouldian finches had stress response patterns opposite to those of long-tailed finches, with higher stress responses during moult. However, seasonal trends in Gouldian and long-tailed finch stress responses sometimes differed between years or sites. The differences in stress response patterns between species suggest that the declining Gouldian finch is more sensitive to recent environmental changes which are thought to further reduce grass seed food resources during the late dry to early wet season. Retention of stress responsiveness during a protracted moult could increase the survival potential of Gouldian finches. This study highlights the utility of stress and condition indices to determine the sensitivity of co-occurring species to environmental conditions. This study compares stress and condition measures of co-occurring declining and non-declining tropical grass-finch species in Australia. We monitored declining Gouldian finches (Erythrura gouldiae) and non-declining long-tailed and masked finches (Poepila acuticauda and P. personata) during two seasons that are potentially stressful: peak breeding (early dry season when food is plentiful) and moult (late dry to early wet season when food may be scarce). We measured body condition (muscle and fat), haematocrit, and stress response to capture using plasma corticosterone and binding globulin concentrations. All species had higher muscle and lower fat indices during breeding than moult. Haematocrit did not consistently differ between seasons. Long-tailed finches had higher stress responses during breeding than moult, similar to other passerines studied. Masked finches showed no seasonal changes in stress response. Gouldian finches had stress response patterns opposite to those of long-tailed finches, with higher stress responses during moult.However, seasonal trends in Gouldian and long-tailed finch stress responses sometimes differed between years or ...

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Corticosterone-binding proteins and behavioral effects of high plasma levels of corticosterone during the breeding period in the pied flycatcher

Cited by 271 publications

References 18 publications

Associations between glucocorticoids and sociality across a continuum of vertebrate social behavior

Associations between glucocorticoids and sociality across a continuum of vertebrate social behavior

Factors Affecting Plasma Concentrations of Prolactin in the Common Eider Somateria mollissima

Seasonal stress physiology and body condition differ among co-occurring tropical finch species

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