Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach
- Autores
- Tella, Jose Luis; Forero, M.G.; Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo; Donázar, J.A.; Blanco, G.; Ceballos, O.
- Año de publicación
- 2001
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Why avian colonies vary in size and how food competition among nearby colonies affects offspring quality are still not completely understood. We simultaneously examined the effects of four scales of breeding density on two measures of offspring viability (body condition and T-cell-mediated immunity) in the colonial Magellanic penguin. Body condition of fledglings was inversely correlated with breeding density within 100 m2 of nests, and decreased with increasing numbers of breeding pairs competing within the parental foraging ranges (100 km), probably as a result of density-dependent food depletion. The T-cell-mediated immune response was positively correlated with body condition, reflecting, to some extent, the previous breeding-density effects, and was negatively correlated with colony size, which may be related to social stress. However, given the effect of protein intake on cell immunity, this result could also indicate a thus far neglected cost of coloniality, namely the consumption of low-protein food to compensate for the depletion of optimal prey. These results were not influenced by other traits, nor by the current exposure of birds to parasites and diseases, as measured by serological variables. Since body condition and the T-cell-mediated immune response of fledgling birds are indicators of their survival and recruitment prospects, the costs we have identified can explain variability in colony size in relation to food competition with surrounding colonies, as well as the skewed distribution toward small colonies in this species.
Fil: Tella, Jose Luis. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Forero, M.G.. University of Saskatchewan; Canadá
Fil: Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Donázar, J.A.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Blanco, G.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos y Nutrición; España
Fil: Ceballos, O.. Grupo de Estudios Biológicos Ugarra; España - Materia
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BODY CONDITION
BREEDING DENSITY
COLONIALITY
IMMUNOCOMPETENCE
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approachTella, Jose LuisForero, M.G.Bertellotti, Néstor MarceloDonázar, J.A.Blanco, G.Ceballos, O.BODY CONDITIONBREEDING DENSITYCOLONIALITYIMMUNOCOMPETENCEMAGELLANIC PENGUINhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Why avian colonies vary in size and how food competition among nearby colonies affects offspring quality are still not completely understood. We simultaneously examined the effects of four scales of breeding density on two measures of offspring viability (body condition and T-cell-mediated immunity) in the colonial Magellanic penguin. Body condition of fledglings was inversely correlated with breeding density within 100 m2 of nests, and decreased with increasing numbers of breeding pairs competing within the parental foraging ranges (100 km), probably as a result of density-dependent food depletion. The T-cell-mediated immune response was positively correlated with body condition, reflecting, to some extent, the previous breeding-density effects, and was negatively correlated with colony size, which may be related to social stress. However, given the effect of protein intake on cell immunity, this result could also indicate a thus far neglected cost of coloniality, namely the consumption of low-protein food to compensate for the depletion of optimal prey. These results were not influenced by other traits, nor by the current exposure of birds to parasites and diseases, as measured by serological variables. Since body condition and the T-cell-mediated immune response of fledgling birds are indicators of their survival and recruitment prospects, the costs we have identified can explain variability in colony size in relation to food competition with surrounding colonies, as well as the skewed distribution toward small colonies in this species.Fil: Tella, Jose Luis. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; EspañaFil: Forero, M.G.. University of Saskatchewan; CanadáFil: Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Donázar, J.A.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; EspañaFil: Blanco, G.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos y Nutrición; EspañaFil: Ceballos, O.. Grupo de Estudios Biológicos Ugarra; EspañaThe Royal Society2001-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/99456Tella, Jose Luis; Forero, M.G.; Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo; Donázar, J.A.; Blanco, G.; et al.; Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach; The Royal Society; Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences; 268; 1475; 3-2001; 1455-14610962-8452CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1098/rspb.2001.1688info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2001.1688info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:38:58Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/99456instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:38:59.078CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach |
title |
Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach |
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Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach Tella, Jose Luis BODY CONDITION BREEDING DENSITY COLONIALITY IMMUNOCOMPETENCE MAGELLANIC PENGUIN |
title_short |
Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach |
title_full |
Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach |
title_fullStr |
Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach |
title_full_unstemmed |
Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach |
title_sort |
Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: A multiscale approach |
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv |
Tella, Jose Luis Forero, M.G. Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo Donázar, J.A. Blanco, G. Ceballos, O. |
author |
Tella, Jose Luis |
author_facet |
Tella, Jose Luis Forero, M.G. Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo Donázar, J.A. Blanco, G. Ceballos, O. |
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author |
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Forero, M.G. Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo Donázar, J.A. Blanco, G. Ceballos, O. |
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BODY CONDITION BREEDING DENSITY COLONIALITY IMMUNOCOMPETENCE MAGELLANIC PENGUIN |
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BODY CONDITION BREEDING DENSITY COLONIALITY IMMUNOCOMPETENCE MAGELLANIC PENGUIN |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Why avian colonies vary in size and how food competition among nearby colonies affects offspring quality are still not completely understood. We simultaneously examined the effects of four scales of breeding density on two measures of offspring viability (body condition and T-cell-mediated immunity) in the colonial Magellanic penguin. Body condition of fledglings was inversely correlated with breeding density within 100 m2 of nests, and decreased with increasing numbers of breeding pairs competing within the parental foraging ranges (100 km), probably as a result of density-dependent food depletion. The T-cell-mediated immune response was positively correlated with body condition, reflecting, to some extent, the previous breeding-density effects, and was negatively correlated with colony size, which may be related to social stress. However, given the effect of protein intake on cell immunity, this result could also indicate a thus far neglected cost of coloniality, namely the consumption of low-protein food to compensate for the depletion of optimal prey. These results were not influenced by other traits, nor by the current exposure of birds to parasites and diseases, as measured by serological variables. Since body condition and the T-cell-mediated immune response of fledgling birds are indicators of their survival and recruitment prospects, the costs we have identified can explain variability in colony size in relation to food competition with surrounding colonies, as well as the skewed distribution toward small colonies in this species. Fil: Tella, Jose Luis. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España Fil: Forero, M.G.. University of Saskatchewan; Canadá Fil: Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina Fil: Donázar, J.A.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España Fil: Blanco, G.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos y Nutrición; España Fil: Ceballos, O.. Grupo de Estudios Biológicos Ugarra; España |
description |
Why avian colonies vary in size and how food competition among nearby colonies affects offspring quality are still not completely understood. We simultaneously examined the effects of four scales of breeding density on two measures of offspring viability (body condition and T-cell-mediated immunity) in the colonial Magellanic penguin. Body condition of fledglings was inversely correlated with breeding density within 100 m2 of nests, and decreased with increasing numbers of breeding pairs competing within the parental foraging ranges (100 km), probably as a result of density-dependent food depletion. The T-cell-mediated immune response was positively correlated with body condition, reflecting, to some extent, the previous breeding-density effects, and was negatively correlated with colony size, which may be related to social stress. However, given the effect of protein intake on cell immunity, this result could also indicate a thus far neglected cost of coloniality, namely the consumption of low-protein food to compensate for the depletion of optimal prey. These results were not influenced by other traits, nor by the current exposure of birds to parasites and diseases, as measured by serological variables. Since body condition and the T-cell-mediated immune response of fledgling birds are indicators of their survival and recruitment prospects, the costs we have identified can explain variability in colony size in relation to food competition with surrounding colonies, as well as the skewed distribution toward small colonies in this species. |
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