Melanin and carotenoid ornaments are related to the individual condition in free-living grey partridges (Perdix perdix)

Svobodová, Jana; Gabrielová, Barbora; Hyršl, Pavel; Albrecht, Tomáš; Vinkler, Michal

doi:10.1007/s10336-016-1349-z

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“…Total complement activity was measured using the bioluminescence-based method described in Svobodová et al [53]. The repeatability of the measurement was high (r = 0.88, n = 10, p < 0.001).…”

Section: Complement Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Differences in the growth rate and immune strategies of farmed and wild mallard populations

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Individuals reared in captivity are exposed to distinct selection pressures and evolutionary processes causing genetic and phenotypic divergence from wild populations. Consequently, restocking with farmed individuals may represent a considerable risk for the fitness of freeliving populations. Supportive breeding on a massive scale has been established in many European countries to increase hunting opportunities for the most common duck species, the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). It has previously been shown that mallards from breeding facilities differ genetically from wild populations and there is some indication of morphological differences. Using a common-garden experiment, we tested for differences in growth parameters between free-living populations and individuals from breeding facilities during the first 20 days of post-hatching development, a critical phase for survival in free-living populations. In addition, we compared their immune function by assessing two haematological parameters, H/L ratio and immature erythrocyte frequency, and plasma complement activity. Our data show that farmed ducklings exhibit larger morphological parameters, a higher growth rates, and higher complement activity. In haematological parameters, we observed high dynamic changes in duckling ontogeny in relation to their morphological parameters. In conclusion, our data demonstrate pronounced phenotype divergence between farmed and wild mallard populations that can be genetically determined. We argue that this divergence can directly or indirectly affect fitness of farmed individuals introduced to the breeding population as well as fitness of farmed x wild hybrids.

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Section: Complement Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%