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Cambrone C, Levesque A, Cézilly F. Using Citizen Science and Field Surveys to Document the Introduction, Establishment, and Rapid Spread of the Bare-Eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis, on the Island of Saint-Martin, West Indies. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:585. [PMID: 39194523 DOI: 10.3390/biology13080585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2024] [Revised: 07/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
Abstract
Early reporting of the introduction and establishment of exotic species is of paramount importance for successful management. Here, we report the introduction and rapid spread of the Bare-eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis, on the binational island of Saint-Martin, the West Indies. This range-restricted species naturally occurs in arid coastal areas of Columbia and Venezuela and nearby islands. Its introduction on Saint-Martin represents an expansion of about 1000 km beyond its established native range. Using observations recorded in eBird and results from a recent field survey, we show that since its introduction, most probably between late 2012 and early 2013, the species has expanded fast in Saint-Martin and has recently broadened its habitat to include anthropized, built areas. The expansion of Bare-eyed Pigeon on Saint-Martin and the neighboring Leeward Islands, possibly facilitated by climate change in the future, could be a threat to both native columbid species and other bird species through competition for resources. We therefore recommend that local authorities and stakeholders rapidly eradicate the species or at least prevent its further spread on Saint-Martin, possibly though listing it as a game species, while it is still possible to do so.
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- Association Amazona, Pointe d'Or, 97139 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Caribaea Initiative, Le Raizet, 97139 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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Harper JM, Holmes DJ. New Perspectives on Avian Models for Studies of Basic Aging Processes. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9060649. [PMID: 34200297 PMCID: PMC8230007 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9060649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Avian models have the potential to elucidate basic cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the slow aging rates and exceptional longevity typical of this group of vertebrates. To date, most studies of avian aging have focused on relatively few of the phenomena now thought to be intrinsic to the aging process, but primarily on responses to oxidative stress and telomere dynamics. But a variety of whole-animal and cell-based approaches to avian aging and stress resistance have been developed-especially the use of primary cell lines and isolated erythrocytes-which permit other processes to be investigated. In this review, we highlight newer studies using these approaches. We also discuss recent research on age-related changes in neural function in birds in the context of sensory changes relevant to homing and navigation, as well as the maintenance of song. More recently, with the advent of "-omic" methodologies, including whole-genome studies, new approaches have gained momentum for investigating the mechanistic basis of aging in birds. Overall, current research suggests that birds exhibit an enhanced resistance to the detrimental effects of oxidative damage and maintain higher than expected levels of cellular function as they age. There is also evidence that genetic signatures associated with cellular defenses, as well as metabolic and immune function, are enhanced in birds but data are still lacking relative to that available from more conventional model organisms. We are optimistic that continued development of avian models in geroscience, especially under controlled laboratory conditions, will provide novel insights into the exceptional longevity of this animal taxon.
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- James M. Harper
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-936-294-1543
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- Department of Biological Sciences and WWAMI Medical Education Program, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USA;
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Grueber CE, Fitzpatrick JL, Devigili A, Gasparini C, Ramnarine IW, Evans JP. Population demography and heterozygosity-fitness correlations in natural guppy populations: An examination using sexually selected fitness traits. Mol Ecol 2017; 26:4631-4643. [PMID: 28734054 DOI: 10.1111/mec.14243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Heterozygosity-fitness correlations (HFCs) have been examined in a wide diversity of contexts, and the results are often used to infer the role of inbreeding in natural populations. Although population demography, reflected in population-level genetic parameters such as allelic diversity or identity disequilibrium, is expected to play a role in the emergence and detectability of HFCs, direct comparisons of variation in HFCs across many populations of the same species, with different genetic histories, are rare. Here, we examined the relationship between individual microsatellite heterozygosity and a range of sexually selected traits in 660 male guppies from 22 natural populations in Trinidad. Similar to previous studies, observed HFCs were weak overall. However, variation in HFCs among populations was high for some traits (although these variances were not statistically different from zero). Population-level genetic parameters, specifically genetic diversity levels (number of alleles, observed/expected heterozygosity) and measures of identity disequilibrium (g2 and heterozygosity-heterozygosity correlations), were not associated with variation in population-level HFCs. This latter result indicates that these metrics do not necessarily provide a reliable predictor of HFC effect sizes across populations. Importantly, diversity and identity disequilibrium statistics were not correlated, providing empirical evidence that these metrics capture different essential characteristics of populations. A complex genetic architecture likely underpins multiple fitness traits, including those associated with male fitness, which may have reduced our ability to detect HFCs in guppy populations. Further advances in this field would benefit from additional research to determine the demographic contexts in which HFCs are most likely to occur.
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- Catherine E Grueber
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,San Diego Zoo Global, San Diego, CA, USA.,Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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Schmeller DS, Weatherdon LV, Loyau A, Bondeau A, Brotons L, Brummitt N, Geijzendorffer IR, Haase P, Kuemmerlen M, Martin CS, Mihoub JB, Rocchini D, Saarenmaa H, Stoll S, Regan EC. A suite of essential biodiversity variables for detecting critical biodiversity change. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2017; 93:55-71. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 03/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Dirk S. Schmeller
- Department of Conservation Biology; Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research - UFZ; 04318 Leipzig Germany
- ECOLAB; Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS; Toulouse France
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- United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge CB3 0DL U.K
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- ECOLAB; Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS; Toulouse France
- Department of System Ecotoxicology; Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research - UFZ; 04318 Leipzig Germany
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE); Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Technopôle Arbois-Méditerranée Bât; F-13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 04 France
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- Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC); Catalonia Spain
- CREAF, Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications; Autonomous University of Barcelona; Catalonia Spain
- CSIC, Cerdanyola del Vallés; Catalonia Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences; Natural History Museum; London SW7 5BD U.K
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE); Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Technopôle Arbois-Méditerranée Bât; F-13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 04 France
- Tour du Valat, Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes, Le Sambuc; Arles 13200 France
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- Department of River Ecology and Conservation; Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt; D-63571 Gelnhausen Germany
- Faculty of Biology; University of Duisburg-Essen; 45141 Essen Germany
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- Department of River Ecology and Conservation; Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt; D-63571 Gelnhausen Germany
- Department of Systems Analysis; Integrated Assessment and Modelling, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology - Eawag; Überlandstrasse 133 8600 Dübendorf Switzerland
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- United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge CB3 0DL U.K
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- Department of Conservation Biology; Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research - UFZ; 04318 Leipzig Germany
- Sorbonne Universités; UPMC Univ Paris 06, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, CESCO; UMR 7204, 75005 Paris France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology; Fondazione Edmund Mach, Research and Innovation Centre; 38010 S. Micehle all'Adige (TN) Italy
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- Department of River Ecology and Conservation; Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt; D-63571 Gelnhausen Germany
- Ecosystem Research Facility Eußerthal, Institute of Environmental Science; University of Koblenz-Landau; Koblenz-Landau Germany
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- United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge CB3 0DL U.K
- The Biodiversity Consultancy; Cambridge CB2 1SJ U.K
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