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Janas K, Gudowska A, Drobniak SM. Avian colouration in a polluted world: a meta-analysis. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024; 99:1261-1277. [PMID: 38494176 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Brilliant, diverse colour ornaments of birds were one of the crucial cues that led Darwin to the idea of sexual selection. Although avian colouration plays many functions, including concealment, thermoregulation, or advertisement as a distasteful prey, a quality-signalling role in sexual selection has attracted most research attention. Sexually selected ornaments are thought to be more susceptible to external stressors than naturally selected traits, and as such, they might be used as a test for environmental quality. For this reason, the last two decades have seen numerous studies on the impact of anthropogenic pollution on the expression of various avian colour traits. Herein, we provide the first meta-analytical summary of these results and examine whether there is an interaction between the mechanism of colour production (carotenoid-based, melanin-based and structural) and the type of anthropogenic factor (categorised as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, urbanisation, or other). Following the assumption of heightened condition dependence of ornaments under sexual selection, we also expected the magnitude of effect sizes to be higher in males. The overall effect size was close to significance and negative, supporting a general detrimental impact of anthropogenic pollutants on avian colouration. In contrast to expectations, there was no interaction between pollution types and colour-producing mechanisms. Yet there were significant differences in sensitivity between colour-producing mechanisms, with carotenoid-based colouration being the most affected by anthropogenic environmental disturbances. Moreover, we observed no significant tendency towards heightened sensitivity in males. We identified a publication gap on structural colouration, which, compared to pigment-based colouration, remains markedly understudied and should thus be prioritised in future research. Finally, we call for the unification of methods used in colour quantification in ecological research to ensure comparability of results among studies.
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- Katarzyna Janas
- Ornithological Station, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Slater TS, Ito S, Wakamatsu K, Zhang F, Sjövall P, Jarenmark M, Lindgren J, McNamara ME. Taphonomic experiments reveal authentic molecular signals for fossil melanins and verify preservation of phaeomelanin in fossils. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5651. [PMID: 37803012 PMCID: PMC10558522 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40570-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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Melanin pigments play a critical role in physiological processes and shaping animal behaviour. Fossil melanin is a unique resource for understanding the functional evolution of melanin but the impact of fossilisation on molecular signatures for eumelanin and, especially, phaeomelanin is not fully understood. Here we present a model for the chemical taphonomy of fossil eumelanin and phaeomelanin based on thermal maturation experiments using feathers from extant birds. Our results reveal which molecular signatures are authentic signals for thermally matured eumelanin and phaeomelanin, which signatures are artefacts derived from the maturation of non-melanin molecules, and how these chemical data are impacted by sample preparation. Our model correctly predicts the molecular composition of eumelanins in diverse vertebrate fossils from the Miocene and Cretaceous and, critically, identifies direct molecular evidence for phaeomelanin in these fossils. This taphonomic framework adds to the geochemical toolbox that underpins reconstructions of melanin evolution and of melanin-based coloration in fossil vertebrates.
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- Tiffany S Slater
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
- Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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- Institute for Melanin Chemistry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Institute for Melanin Chemistry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi University, Linyi City, Shandong, China
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- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Materials and Production, 501 15, Borås, Sweden
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- Department of Geology, Lund University, 223 62, Lund, Sweden
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
- Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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Tan J, Ren L, Xie K, Wang L, Jiang W, Guo Y, Hao Y. Functionalized TiCu/TiCuN coating promotes osteoporotic fracture healing by upregulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Regen Biomater 2022; 10:rbac092. [PMID: 36683750 PMCID: PMC9847630 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbac092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis results in decreased bone mass and insufficient osteogenic function. Existing titanium alloy implants have insufficient osteoinductivity and delayed/incomplete fracture union can occur when used to treat osteoporotic fractures. Copper ions have good osteogenic activity, but their dose-dependent cytotoxicity limits their clinical use for bone implants. In this study, titanium alloy implants functionalized with a TiCu/TiCuN coating by arc ion plating achieved a controlled release of copper ions in vitro for 28 days. The coated alloy was co-cultured with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and showed excellent biocompatibility and osteoinductivity in vitro. A further exploration of the underlying mechanism by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting revealed that the enhancement effects are related to the upregulation of genes and proteins (such as axin2, β-catenin, GSK-3β, p-GSK-3β, LEF1 and TCF1/TCF7) involved in the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. In vivo experiments showed that the TiCu/TiCuN coating significantly promoted osteoporotic fracture healing in a rat femur fracture model, and has good in vivo biocompatibility based on various staining results. Our study confirmed that TiCu/TiCuN-coated Ti promotes osteoporotic fracture healing associated with the Wnt pathway. Because the coating effectively accelerates the healing of osteoporotic fractures and improves bone quality, it has significant clinical application prospects.
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- Jia Tan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China,Clinical and Translational Research Center for 3D Printing Technology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China,Clinical and Translational Research Center for 3D Printing Technology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Correspondence address. E-mail: (Y.H.); (L.W.); (Y.G.)
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- Clinical and Translational Research Center for 3D Printing Technology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Correspondence address. E-mail: (Y.H.); (L.W.); (Y.G.)
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- Correspondence address. E-mail: (Y.H.); (L.W.); (Y.G.)
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Gudowska A, Janas K, Wieczorek J, Woznicka O, Płonka PM, Drobniak SM. Canalised and plastic components of melanin-based colouration: a diet-manipulation experiment in house sparrows. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18484. [PMID: 36323747 PMCID: PMC9630266 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21811-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Whether melanin-based plumage colouration accurately reflects a bird's quality is still controversial. To better understand potential mechanisms behind the observed variation in plumage colouration, we shifted our attention from a high-level expression of colour to low-level physiological phenomena by targeting the microstructure and pigment content of the feather. In a well-studied model system, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), we combined an experimental manipulation of birds' physiological condition and availability of resources that are key to the production of the studied colouration (phenylalanine and tyrosine (PT). We found that feathers from sparrows fed with the control diet had noticeably lower values of brightness, suggesting a higher quality of the ornamental "blackness" in comparison to those sampled from birds fed with a PT-reduced diet. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy detected higher melanin concentrations in samples from the control than the PT-reduced group. Our multi-level analysis excluded mechanisms such as barbule density and melanosomes' distribution, clearly pointing to the finest-level proxy of colour: the concentration of melanin in melanosomes themselves. Despite melanins being manufactured by birds endogenously, the efficiency of melanogenesis can be noticeably limited by diet. As a result, the birds' plumage colouration is affected, which may entail consequences in social signalling.
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- Agnieszka Gudowska
- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland ,grid.413454.30000 0001 1958 0162Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- grid.413454.30000 0001 1958 0162Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Department of Biophysics and Cancer Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Department of Cell Biology and Imaging, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Department of Biophysics and Cancer Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland ,grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Ecology & Evolution Research Centre; School of Biological, Environmental & Earth Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Schaedler LM, Taylor LU, Prum RO, Anciães M. CONSTRAINT AND FUNCTION IN THE PREDEFINITIVE PLUMAGES OF MANAKINS (AVES: PIPRIDAE). Integr Comp Biol 2021; 61:1363-1377. [PMID: 33956153 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Birds with delayed plumage maturation exhibit a drab predefinitive plumage, often despite gonad maturation, before developing the definitive plumage associated with increased reproductive success. Manakins are a diverse clade of neotropical lekking birds with extreme sexual dichromatism, radical sexual displays, and a unique diversity in the predefinitive plumages of males across species. Here, we provide the first full review of the natural history of manakin predefinitive plumages as the basis for qualitatively addressing the six major hypotheses about the production and function of predefinitive plumages. We find little evidence to support the possibilities that manakin predefinitive plumages are directly constrained by inflexible molt schedules, resource limitations to definitive coloration, or hormonal ties to reproductive behaviors. There is little evidence that could support a crypsis function, although direct experimentation is needed, and mimicry is refuted except for one unusual species in which predefinitive males sire young. Instead, evidence from a handful of well-studied species suggests that predefinitive plumages help young males explicitly signal their social status, and thereby gain entry to the social hierarchies which dictate future reproductive success. Our conclusions are especially influenced by the unique fact that males of at least 11 species throughout the family exhibit multiple predefinitive plumage stages with distinctively male patches. For each hypothesis, we highlight ways in which a better knowledge of female and young male birds offers critical opportunities for the use of manakins as a model clade.
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- Laura M Schaedler
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM 69067-375, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM 69067-375, Brazil
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Goodchild CG, Beck ML, VanDiest I, Czesak FN, Lane SJ, Sewall KB. Male zebra finches exposed to lead (Pb) during development have reduced volume of song nuclei, altered sexual traits, and received less attention from females as adults. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 210:111850. [PMID: 33421715 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lead (Pb) is a pervasive global contaminant that interferes with sensitive windows for neurological development and causes oxidative damage to tissues. The effects of moderate and high exposure to Pb have been well-studied in birds, but whether low-level early-life exposure to Pb influences adult phenotype remains unclear. Female songbirds use a male's song and coloration to discriminate between high- and low-quality males. Therefore, if early-life exposure to Pb disrupts song learning ability or shifts the allocation of antioxidant pigments away from colorful secondary sexual traits, male birds exposed to Pb may be less attractive to females. We exposed developing zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) to Pb-contaminated drinking water (100 or 1000 parts per billion [ppb]) after hatching (days 0-100). Once male finches reached adulthood (120-150 days post hatch), we measured song learning ability, coloration of bill and cheek patches, and volume of song nuclei in the brain. We also measured female preference for Pb-exposed males relative to control males. Finally, we measured motoric and spatial cognitive performance in male and female finches to assess whether cognitive traits differed in their sensitivity to Pb exposure. Male zebra finches exposed to 1000 ppb Pb had impaired song learning ability, reduced volume of song nuclei, bills with less redness and received less attention from females. Additionally, Pb exposure impaired motoric performance in both male and female finches but did not affect performance in a spatial cognitive task. Adult finches exposed to Pb-contaminated water had higher blood-Pb levels, though in all cases blood-Pb levels were below 7.0 µg dL-1. This study suggests that low-level exposure to Pb contributes to cognitive deficits that persist into adulthood and may indirectly influence fitness by altering secondary sexual traits and reducing male attractiveness.
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- Christopher G Goodchild
- Virgina Tech, Dept. of Biology, Blacksburg, VA, USA; University of Central Oklahoma, Dept. of Biology, Edmond, OK, USA.
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- Virgina Tech, Dept. of Biology, Blacksburg, VA, USA; Rivier University, Dept. of Biology, Nashua, NH, USA
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Fortuna L, González AG, Tretiach M, Pokrovsky OS. Influence of secondary metabolites on surface chemistry and metal adsorption of a devitalized lichen biomonitor. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 273:116500. [PMID: 33493767 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite the broad use of lichens as biomonitors of airborne trace elements, the surface chemistry and metal adsorption parameters of these organisms are still poorly known. The current investigation is aimed at (i) quantifying the acid-base surface properties and the first-order physical-chemical parameters of Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption of devitalized Pseudevernia furfuracea, a lichen commonly used in biomonitoring of airborne trace elements, and (ii) comparing the results with those available for moss biomonitors. Equilibrium constants and metal-binding site concentrations were calculated with a thermodynamic model by taking into account the presence/absence of ancillary extracellular cell wall compounds, namely melanin and acetone-soluble lichen substances. An acid-base titration experiment performed in the pH range of 3-10 showed that melanised and non-melanised P. furfuracea samples have lower pHPZC (3.53-3.99) and higher metal-binding site concentrations (0.96-1.20 mmol g-1) compared to that of the mosses investigated so far at the same experimental conditions. Melanin biosynthesis increased the content of carboxyl and phosphoryl groups and reduces that of amine/polyphenols. Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption was unaffected by the degree of melanisation while the removal of extracellular lichen substances slightly decreased Zn2+ adsorption. Although Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption parameters related to P. furfuracea surfaces were 3 times lower than in the mosses, lichen samples adsorbed the same amount of Cu2+ and 30% more Zn2+. The present study contributes in understanding the role of ancillary cell wall compounds in Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption in a model lichen. It also provides a first comparison between the surface physico-chemical characteristics of lichens and mosses frequently used as biomonitors of trace elements.
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- Lorenzo Fortuna
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri, 1, I-34127, Trieste, Italy.
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- Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ULPGC, Unidad Asociada ULPGC-CSIC, Parque Científico Tecnológico Marino de Taliarte S/n, E-35214, Telde, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri, 10, I-34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Geosciences Environment Toulouse (GET), CNRS, UMR 5563, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400, Toulouse, France; N. Laverov Federal Center for Arctic Research, URoRAS, 23 Naberezhnaja Sev. Dviny, 163000, Arkhangelsk, Russia; BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, Lenina Prs 36, Tomsk, Russia
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Perdigão Cota de Almeida S, Rozas EE, Oller do Nascimento CA, Dias M, Mendes MA. Metabolomic and secretomic approach to the resistance features of the fungus Aspergillus niger IOC 4687 to copper stress. Metallomics 2020; 13:6050762. [PMID: 33570139 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfaa010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Metabolomic and secretomic analyses of Aspergillus niger IOC 4687 indicated the features of resistance of this strain to copper stress. To investigate the metabolites produced under oxidative stress conditions, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis was performed. The secretome principal component analysis results showed that mannitol could be the main metabolite responsible for conferring resistance to the fungus, and gluconic acid is the possible cause of copper desorption because of its chelating ability. The meta-analysis of the metabolome of A. niger IOC 4687 indicated that a low concentration of sorbitol and ribonolactone during growth may be an indicator of oxidative stress.
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- Silas Perdigão Cota de Almeida
- Dempster MS Lab, Chemical Engineering Department of Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 250, Bloco B 3 andar, 05508-080 São Paulo-SP, Brasil
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- Dempster MS Lab, Chemical Engineering Department of Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 250, Bloco B 3 andar, 05508-080 São Paulo-SP, Brasil
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- Dempster MS Lab, Chemical Engineering Department of Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 250, Bloco B 3 andar, 05508-080 São Paulo-SP, Brasil
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- Dempster MS Lab, Chemical Engineering Department of Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 250, Bloco B 3 andar, 05508-080 São Paulo-SP, Brasil
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- Dempster MS Lab, Chemical Engineering Department of Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 250, Bloco B 3 andar, 05508-080 São Paulo-SP, Brasil
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Orłowski G, Niedzielski P, Karg J, Proch J. Colour-assisted variation in elytral ICP-OES-based ionomics in an aposematic beetle. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22262. [PMID: 33335273 PMCID: PMC7746717 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79329-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Very little is known about how the elemental composition (ionome) of an insect cuticle varies as a result of different colouration. Using inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), we established ionomic profiles in microsamples of two adjacent regions of an insect cuticle with a contrasting colour pattern, namely, the black and orange regions of the elytra of the aposematic burying beetle Nicrophorus vespillo. The analysis revealed 53 elements (ranging in atomic weight from Na to Bi) occurring above the detection limit. The frequency of detectability of individual elements varied strongly, and only ten elements (Ba, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P, Rb, Sb and Zn) were present in concentrations exceeding the detection limit in all the samples. The sum of concentrations of all elements in the orange regions of the elytra was 9% lower than in the black ones. The opposite distribution was displayed by the rare earth elements (REEs), the sum of which was 17% lower in the black elytral regions than in the orange ones. The concentrations of six elements were significantly higher in the black than in the orange regions: Al (by 97%), Cu (41%), Mn (14%), Na (46%), Se (97%) and W (47%). The concentrations of essential elements measured in both the black and orange regions exhibited very considerable variance: Ca (σ2 = 1834; 1882, respectively), K (145; 82) P (97; 76), Na (84; 53), Mg (24; 26) and Ba (9; 13). This, in part, could be attributed to individual differences, e.g. those resulting from the consumption of animal carcasses of different quality/chemical composition, but interference between elements and the consequent lowering of measurement quality are also possible. We highlight the fact that deeper insight into the basic relationship between insect colouration and variation in elemental composition requires micro-sampling of the homogeneous layers of an exoskeleton.
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- Grzegorz Orłowski
- Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bukowska 19, 60-809, Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Prof. Z. Szafrana 1, 65-516, ZielonaGóra, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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Orłowski G, Niedzielski P, Merta D, Pokorny P, Proch J. Quantifying the functional disparity in pigment spot-background egg colour ICP-OES-based eggshell ionome at two extremes of avian embryonic development. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22107. [PMID: 33335140 PMCID: PMC7747640 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79040-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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It is known that a developing avian embryo resorbs micronutrients (calcium and other chemical elements) from the inner layer of the eggshell, inducing thinning and overall changes in the shell’s chemical composition. However, an aspect yet to be explored relates to the local changes in the multi-elemental composition (ionome) of the pigment spot and adjacent background colour regions of eggshells resulting from avian embryogenesis (with respect to two extremes of embryonic growth: the maternal level at the moment of egg laying, and after the completion of embryonic growth). To address this problem, we used inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) to establish the elemental profiles of microsamples from the cryptic eggs of Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus and Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix, representing the background colour and pigment spot regions of the shell. We then related these to the developmental stage of the eggs (non-embryonated eggs vs. post-hatched eggshells) and their origin (wild vs. captive hens). Our results show an apparent local disparity between the pigment spot and background colour regions in the distribution of chemical elements: most elements tended to be at higher levels in the speckled regions of the shell, these differences becoming less pronounced in post-hatched eggshells. The trends of changes following embryonic eggshell etching between the pigment spot and background colour shell regions were conflicting and varied between the two species. We hypothesized that one potential working explanation for these interspecific differences could be based on the variable composition of elements (mostly of Ca and Mg), which are the result of the varying thickness of the individual shell layers, especially as the relative difference in shell thickness in the pigment spots and background colour regions was less in Black Grouse eggs. Overall, this investigation strongly suggests that egg maculation plays a functional role in the physiological deactivation of trace elements by incorporating them into the less calcified external shell layer but without participating in micronutrient resorption. Our major critical conclusion is that all research involving the chemical analysis of eggshells requires standardized eggshell sampling procedures in order to unify their colouration and embryonic status.
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- Grzegorz Orłowski
- Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bukowska 19, 60-809, Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Pedagogical University of Kraków, Podchorążych 2, 30-084, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Limnology and Fishery, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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San-Jose LM, Roulin A. On the Potential Role of the Neural Crest Cells in Integrating Pigmentation Into Behavioral and Physiological Syndromes. Front Ecol Evol 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Aloupi M, Ferentinou E, Zaharaki OM, Akriotis T. Does dilute nitric acid improve the removal of exogenous heavy metals from feathers? A comparative study towards the optimization of the cleaning procedure of feather samples prior to metal analysis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 200:110759. [PMID: 32470677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Feather analysis has been widely used as a biomonitoring tool to assess metal contamination in birds, as their sampling is a non-destructive and ethically preferable technique. However, for feathers to be useful as a biomonitor of heavy metals, exogenous contamination has to be efficiently removed. Although much effort has been put into this, no washing procedure has yet proven able to ensure the total removal of the surface-associated metals. The purpose of this study was to propose an efficient washing procedure of feather samples prior to metal analysis, on the basis of comparison of various washing schemes designed according to previous analytical trials, and of the verification of the efficacy of the optimal scheme in cleaning intentionally contaminated feathers. Our investigation showed that dilute nitric acid alone or in combination with a detergent (Extran) or acetone under mild agitation of the samples performed better that any other cleaning scheme applied. Thus, a multi-step procedure including the sequential use of all three reagents was tested against feather samples contaminated by adsorbed or particulate metal species. The procedure was able to completely eliminate the external metal loads in all cases except for the partial removal of severe contamination with adsorbed Cd.
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- Maria Aloupi
- Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, GR-81100, Mytilene, Greece.
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- Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, GR-81100, Mytilene, Greece
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- Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, GR-81100, Mytilene, Greece
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Skaldina O, Ciszek R, Peräniemi S, Kolehmainen M, Sorvari J. Facing the threat: common yellowjacket wasps as indicators of heavy metal pollution. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:29031-29042. [PMID: 32424749 PMCID: PMC7376518 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09107-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigated the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris as a bioindicator and biomonitor of metals in the industrial area. Using traps, we collected 257 yellowjackets along a pollution gradient in the Harjavalta Cu-Ni smelter in Southwest Finland. Our method detected metal elements such as arsenic (As), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and mercury (Hg) in wasps. The data analyses revealed V. vulgaris can be a proper indicator for As, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, and Pb, rather than for Fe and Zn contamination. Body burdens of As, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, and Pb decreased with an increase in distance from smelter. Enrichment factor (EF) followed the pattern Pb ˃ Cd ˃ As ˃ Co ˃ Cu ˃ Ni. The highest bioaccumulation (BAF) values were revealed for Cd (5.9) and the lowest for Pb (0.1). Specially designed software (WaspFacer) allowed revealing body burdens of As, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, and Pb to be associated with rather smaller than more asymmetric facial colour markings in yellowjackets. These results add to the body of literature on how heavy metal contaminants can have tangible phenotypic effects on insects and open future opportunities for using wasps as indicators of metal pollution.
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- Oksana Skaldina
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Bervoets L, Eens M. Carotenoid- but not melanin-based plumage coloration is negatively related to metal exposure and proximity to the road in an urban songbird. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 256:113473. [PMID: 31679871 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rapid urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly exposing organisms to novel stressors. These novel stressors can affect diverse aspects of organismal function, including development of condition-dependent ornaments, which play critical roles in social and sexual selection. We investigated the relationship between metal pollution, proximity to roads, and carotenoid- and melanin-based plumage coloration in a common songbird, the great tit (Parus major). We studied populations located across a well-characterized metal pollution gradient and surrounded by roadway networks. Metal exposure and road-associated pollution could reduce carotenoid-based pigmentation by inducing oxidative stress or affecting habitat quality, but metals could also enhance melanin-based pigmentation, through effects on melanogenesis and testosterone concentrations. Using a large sample size (N > 500), we found that birds residing close to a point source for metals had reduced ultraviolet chroma, a component of carotenoid-based pigmentation. Moreover, birds with high feather metal concentrations had lower carotenoid chroma, hue, and ultraviolet chroma, with effects modified by age class. Birds residing closer to roads also had lower carotenoid chroma and hue. Melanin-based pigmentation showed high between-year repeatability, and no association with anthropogenic pollution. Results suggest that carotenoid-, but not melanin-, based pigmentation is negatively affected by multiple anthropogenic stressors. We are the first to demonstrate a negative association between roads and a plumage-based signaling trait, which could have important implications for sexual signaling dynamics in urban landscapes.
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- Melissa L Grunst
- Department of Biology, Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, University of Antwerp, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium.
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- Department of Biology, Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, University of Antwerp, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, University of Antwerp, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium; Faculty of Social Sciences, Didactica Research Group, University of Antwerp, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research Group, University of Antwerp, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, University of Antwerp, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Ooi CK, Ware M, Lewis T, Lyle J, Nowak BF. Muscle melanisation in sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) and links to elevated zinc levels. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 149:110493. [PMID: 31442865 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Melanisation of muscle, observed as black pigmentation of the normally white flesh, has been reported in sand flathead from Tasmania and investigated in this study. There was a significant difference in the presence of melanised muscle in sand flathead from two sites within the Tamar Estuary (northern Tasmania), with higher proportion of sand flathead from Deceitful Cove with this condition. Presence of melanisation was not related to length or weight of the fish. No parasitic infections were detected in the muscles of the affected sand flathead. However, concentration of zinc in melanised regions of muscle in the affected fish was significantly higher, about 1.7 to 1.8 times, than non-melanised regions of muscle in the same fish. Furthermore, the concentration of zinc in melanised regions of affected fish was on average about 2.0 times higher when compared to muscle of unaffected fish that had no melanised spots.
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- Chun Kit Ooi
- School of Natural Sciences (Chemistry), University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1370, Launceston, 7250, Tasmania, Australia
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- Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1370, Launceston, 7250, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences (Chemistry), University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1370, Launceston, 7250, Tasmania, Australia
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- Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, 15-21 Nubeena Crescent, Taroona, 7053, Tasmania, Australia
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- Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1370, Launceston, 7250, Tasmania, Australia.
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de Zwaan DR, Barnes S, Martin K. Plumage melanism is linked to male quality, female parental investment and assortative mating in an alpine songbird. Anim Behav 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Seleem AA. Induction of hyperpigmentation and heat shock protein 70 response to the toxicity of methomyl insecticide during the organ development of the Arabian toad, Bufo arabicus (Heyden,1827). J Histotechnol 2019; 42:104-115. [PMID: 31492089 DOI: 10.1080/01478885.2019.1619653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Methomyl (MET) is a carbamate insecticide which is used as a substitute for organophosphorus compounds to protect crops against insects. The present study aims to evaluate the cytoprotection response of pigment cells and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) after exposure to MET during the tadpole developmental stages of the Arabian toad, Bufo arabicus. Three developmental larval stages of the toad were selected and divided into two groups; Control and MET-exposed (MET-EX) tadpoles (10ppm). MET-EX tadpoles showed an increased number of pigment cells in the liver, kidney, anterior eye chamber, and skin tissues as compared to the control. The glycogen content in the developing liver and muscles (myotomes) of MET-EX tadpoles was decreased as compared to the control. In the MET-EX tadpoles, immunohistochemical staining showed an increase of HSP70 expression in the liver hepatocytes, the nucleated red blood cells (nRBC) in kidney glomeruli, the iridocorneal angle of anterior eye chamber, and the skin as compared to the control. The current study concluded that pigment cells and HSP70 represented a cytoprotecting response against MET insecticide during the organ development of B. arabicas tadpoles. Therefore, MET use should be regularly monitored in the environment to protect animals and human from exposure to this insecticide.
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- Amin Abdou Seleem
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University , Sohag , Egypt.,Biology Department, Faculty of Science and Arts, Al-Ula, Taibah University , Medina , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Skaldina O, Peräniemi S, Sorvari J. Ants and their nests as indicators for industrial heavy metal contamination. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 240:574-581. [PMID: 29763860 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ants accumulate heavy metals and respond to pollution with modification in species composition, community structure, altered behaviour and immunity. However, the levels of heavy metals in ants' nests and explicit individual-level responses towards heavy metals have not been revealed. We found that red wood ants Formica lugubris accumulate high and correlated values of such heavy metals as Al, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn both in ants and nest material near cobalt smelter in Finland. Relative differences in metal concentrations were higher in nests than in ants. The highest values were obtained for elements such as Co (36.6), Zn (14.9), Cd (9.7), Pb (8.5), Cu (7.4), Ni (6.4), As (4.7), Cr (2.9) and Fe (2.4) in nest material, and Co (32.7), Cd (6.3), Pb (6), Fe (2.8), Ni (2.9) and Zn (2.1) in ants. In industrial and reference areas, ants have no differences in size, but differed in dry and residual body mass. In polluted areas, F. lugubris had less melanised heads, but not thoraxes. The sensitivity of cuticular colouration in red wood ants subjected to heavy metal pollution might be related to metal-binding properties of melanins. The overall results are useful for the improvement of biomonitoring techniques using ants as indicators of industrial contamination and for further discovery of novel ecotoxicological biomarkers.
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- Oksana Skaldina
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Pacyna AD, Ruman M, Mazerski J, Polkowska Ż. Biological responses to environmental contamination. How can metal pollution impact signal honesty in avian species? Ecol Evol 2018; 8:7733-7739. [PMID: 30151185 PMCID: PMC6106159 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Environmental pollution, for example with metals, can significantly affect the ecosystem balance leading to severe changes. Biologically active pigments are relevant for the appearance and condition of birds. Melanin and carotenoid particles are the most frequently deposited pigments in avian integument. They are responsible for the majority of colors of bird plumage. The phenotypic expression can be affected by metal contamination. It can be manifested as color bleaching or differences in the size of plumage badges. In this study, we performed a comprehensive review of related studies in order to estimate the underlying population effect of this potential dependency. The study is based on the review of the literature regarding several avian species. It was designed to identify an area where the effect of the exposure is still poorly known. The analysis was specifically conducted to investigate the correlation between trace element concentration and eumelanin deposition. Moreover, we searched for factors that could affect spectral properties of feathers with carotenoid-based pigmentation. As a result, we found carotenoid-based pigmentation to be of a good use in terms of visual condition assessment. Changes in melanin-based pattern should be analyzed separately for eu- and pheomelanin as well as for a range of essential and toxic elements. Comprehensive studies on the subject are still scarce. Therefore, the issue requires further investigation.
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- Aneta Dorota Pacyna
- Faculty of ChemistryDepartment of Analytical ChemistryGdansk University of TechnologyGdanskPoland
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- Faculty of Earth SciencesUniversity of SilesiaSosnowiecPoland
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- Faculty of ChemistryDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and BiochemistryGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańskPoland
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- Faculty of ChemistryDepartment of Analytical ChemistryGdansk University of TechnologyGdanskPoland
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Ringot G, Gasparini J, Wagner M, Cheikh Albassatneh M, Frantz A. More and smaller resting eggs along a gradient for pollution by metals: dispersal, dormancy and detoxification strategies in Daphnia? Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Gabrielle Ringot
- Sorbonne Universités, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Est Créteil, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science – Paris (iEES-Paris), Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Est Créteil, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science – Paris (iEES-Paris), Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Est Créteil, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science – Paris (iEES-Paris), Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Est Créteil, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science – Paris (iEES-Paris), Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Est Créteil, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science – Paris (iEES-Paris), Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
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Zimova M, Hackländer K, Good JM, Melo‐Ferreira J, Alves PC, Mills LS. Function and underlying mechanisms of seasonal colour moulting in mammals and birds: what keeps them changing in a warming world? Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2018; 93:1478-1498. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Marketa Zimova
- Wildlife Biology Program University of Montana Missoula MT 59812 U.S.A
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 U.S.A
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- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 U.S.A
- Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management BOKU ‐ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna 1180 Austria
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- Division of Biological Sciences University of Montana Missoula MT 59812 USA
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado Universidade do Porto Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485‐661 Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169‐007 Porto Portugal
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- Wildlife Biology Program University of Montana Missoula MT 59812 U.S.A
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado Universidade do Porto Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485‐661 Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169‐007 Porto Portugal
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- Wildlife Biology Program and Office of Research and Creative Scholarship University of Montana Missoula MT 59812 USA
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Dalrymple RL, Flores‐Moreno H, Kemp DJ, White TE, Laffan SW, Hemmings FA, Hitchcock TD, Moles AT. Abiotic and biotic predictors of macroecological patterns in bird and butterfly coloration. ECOL MONOGR 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rhiannon L. Dalrymple
- Evolution and Ecology Research Centre School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior University of Minnesota St. Paul Minnesota 55108 USA
- Department of Forest Resources University of Minnesota St. Paul Minnesota 55108USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering Macquarie University North Ryde, Sydney New South Wales 2109 Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering Macquarie University North Ryde, Sydney New South Wales 2109 Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- John T. Waterhouse Herbarium School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- Evolution and Ecology Research Centre School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- Evolution and Ecology Research Centre School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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Jayawardena UA, Angunawela P, Wickramasinghe DD, Ratnasooriya WD, Udagama PV. Heavy metal-induced toxicity in the Indian green frog: Biochemical and histopathological alterations. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2017; 36:2855-2867. [PMID: 28474750 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Heavy metal contamination may have adverse effects on wetland biota, particularly on amphibians. Severe immunotoxic effects elicited in Euphlyctis hexadactylus (Indian green frog) because of metal exposure (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in the Bellanwila-Attidiya Sanctuary, a polluted urban wetland in Sri Lanka, provided the rationale for the present study. We evaluated the biochemical and histopathological effects of this metal contamination with a reference E. hexadactylus population and a laboratory exposure group that was subjected to 28 d of exposure to a mixture of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn (5 ppm in each mixture). A histopathological scoring for the semiquantification of tissue damage was established. Results of the biochemical and histopathological markers were remarkably consistent between the 2 exposure scenarios, providing validation for the heavy metal exposure hypothesis. Damage to liver, kidney, lung, and skin of metal-exposed E. hexadactylus quantified multiple impairments absent in the reference frogs. Liver injuries complemented significantly elevated aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), γ-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT), and alkaline phosphatases in frog liver homogenate, indicating hepatocellular leakage and loss of functional and structural integrity of the hepatocyte membrane in both field- and laboratory-exposed frogs. Significant elevation of Kupffer cell hypertrophy, pigmentation, inflammatory cell infiltrates and hepatic inflammation, extramedullary hematopoiesis, karyocytomegaly of hepatocytes (p < 0.05) of the liver, and degeneration of epithelia and necrosis of the lung, manifested as impairments in both metal exposure scenarios. Significantly reduced serum total protein and albumin and significantly elevated urea and creatinine in metal-exposed frogs were indicative of hepatic and renal dysfunction, respectively. The present study affirms histopathology-related biochemical alterations as potential biomarkers for heavy metal toxicity in amphibians. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:2855-2867. © 2017 SETAC.
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Laczi M, Kötél D, Török J, Hegyi G. Mutual plumage ornamentation and biparental care: consequences for success in different environments. Behav Ecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arx099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Smith RAW, Garrett B, Naqvi KR, Fülöp A, Godfrey SP, Marsh JM, Chechik V. Mechanistic insights into the bleaching of melanin by alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 108:110-117. [PMID: 28323131 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This work aims to determine the roles of reactive oxygen species HO∙ and HO2- in the bleaching of melanins by alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Experiments using melanosomes isolated from human hair indicated that the HO∙ radical generated in the outside solution does not contribute significantly to bleaching. However, studies using soluble Sepia melanin demonstrated that both HO2- and HO∙ will individually bleach melanin. Additionally, when both oxidants are present, bleaching is increased dramatically in both rate and extent. Careful experimental design enabled the separation of the roles and effects of these key reactive species, HO∙ and HO2-. Rationalisation of the results presented, and review of previous literature, allowed the postulation of a simplified general scheme whereby the strong oxidant HO∙ is able to pre-oxidise melanin units to o-quinones enabling more facile ring opening by the more nucleophilic HO2-. In this manner the efficiency of the roles of both species is maximised.
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- R A W Smith
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Procter & Gamble Service GmbH, Sulzbacher Str. 40, 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, 8700 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom.
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R Howell N, Lavers JL, Uematsu S, Paterson D, Howard DL, Spiers K, Jonge MDD, Hanley T, Garrett R, Banati RB. The Topobiology of Chemical Elements in Seabird Feathers. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1998. [PMID: 28515469 PMCID: PMC5435718 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01878-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The highly organized morphogenesis of bird feathers holds important phylo- and ontogenetic information on the evolution of birds, organogenesis, tissue regeneration, and the health status of individual animals. Altered topobiological patterns are regularly used as retrospective evidence for disturbed developmental trajectories due to the past exposure to environmental stressors. Using the most advanced high-resolution (5–70 µm) X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM), we describe in the feathers from three species of Procellariiformes hitherto unknown, depositions of elements (Zn, Ca, Br, Cu, Fe) that are independent of pigmentation or any underlying variation in density or polymer structure. In the case of Zn, the pattern across several species of Procellariiformes, but not other species, consisted of highly regular bands of Zn numbering 30–32, which may reflect the estimated number of days of active feather growth or the duration of the moult period. Thus, speculatively, the highly consistent Zn pattern might be the result of a so far unknown diurnal systemic regulation rather than local heterogeneity amongst the follicular stem cells.
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- Nicholas R Howell
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, Australia.
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- Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia.
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- James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.,NRDA Asia, Tokyo, Japan
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, Australia.,Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, Australia. .,National Imaging Facility at Brain and Mind Centre (BMC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Chatelain M, Pessato A, Frantz A, Gasparini J, Leclaire S. Do trace metals influence visual signals? Effects of trace metals on iridescent and melanic feather colouration in the feral pigeon. OIKOS 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.04262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Marion Chatelain
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UPEC, Paris 7, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Inst. d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris; Paris France
- Warsaw Univ., Center of New Technologies, S. Banacha 2c; PL-02-097 Warsaw Poland
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR 5175, CNRS; Montpellier France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UPEC, Paris 7, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Inst. d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris; Paris France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UPEC, Paris 7, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Inst. d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris; Paris France
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR 5175, CNRS; Montpellier France
- Laboratoire Evolution and Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 (CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier, ENFA); Toulouse France
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Jones JA, Tisdale AC, Bakermans MH, Larkin JL, Smalling CG, Siefferman L. Multiple Plumage Ornaments as Signals of Intrasexual Communication in Golden‐Winged Warblers. Ethology 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/eth.12581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- John Anthony Jones
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University New Orleans LA USA
- Department of Biology Appalachian State University Boone NC USA
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- Department of Biology Appalachian State University Boone NC USA
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester MA USA
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- Department of Biology Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana PA USA
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- Department of Biology Appalachian State University Boone NC USA
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Biomarkers of Ecotoxicological Effects in Social Insects. PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46248-6_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Edwards NP, van Veelen A, Anné J, Manning PL, Bergmann U, Sellers WI, Egerton VM, Sokaras D, Alonso-Mori R, Wakamatsu K, Ito S, Wogelius RA. Elemental characterisation of melanin in feathers via synchrotron X-ray imaging and absorption spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34002. [PMID: 27658854 PMCID: PMC5034265 DOI: 10.1038/srep34002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Melanin is a critical component of biological systems, but the exact chemistry of melanin is still imprecisely known. This is partly due to melanin’s complex heterogeneous nature and partly because many studies use synthetic analogues and/or pigments extracted from their natural biological setting, which may display important differences from endogenous pigments. Here we demonstrate how synchrotron X-ray analyses can non-destructively characterise the elements associated with melanin pigment in situ within extant feathers. Elemental imaging shows that the distributions of Ca, Cu and Zn are almost exclusively controlled by melanin pigment distribution. X-ray absorption spectroscopy demonstrates that the atomic coordination of zinc and sulfur is different within eumelanised regions compared to pheomelanised regions. This not only impacts our fundamental understanding of pigmentation in extant organisms but also provides a significant contribution to the evidence-based colour palette available for reconstructing the appearance of fossil organisms.
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- Nicholas P Edwards
- University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, M13 9PL, UK.,University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, M13 9PL, UK.,University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, M13 9PL, UK.,University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.,College of Charleston, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Charleston, SC, 29424, USA
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- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, M13 9PL, UK.,University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.,College of Charleston, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Charleston, SC, 29424, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University, School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University, School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, M13 9PL, UK.,University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Chatelain M, Gasparini J, Frantz A. Do trace metals select for darker birds in urban areas? An experimental exposure to lead and zinc. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2016; 22:2380-2391. [PMID: 27282322 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Trace metals from anthropogenic activities are involved in numerous health impairments and may therefore select for detoxification mechanisms or a higher tolerance. Melanin, responsible for the black and red colourations of teguments, plays a role in metal ion chelation and its synthesis is positively linked to immunity, antioxidant capacity and stress resistance due to pleiotropic effects. Therefore, we expected darker birds to (1) store higher amounts of metals in their feathers, (2) maintain lower metal concentrations in blood and (3) suffer less from metal exposure. We exposed feral pigeons (Columba livia) exhibiting various plumage darkness levels to low, but chronic, concentrations of zinc and/or lead, two of the most abundant metals in urban areas. First, we found negative and positive effects of lead and zinc, respectively, on birds' condition and reproductive parameters. Then, we observed positive relationships between plumage darkness and both zinc and lead concentrations in feathers. Interestingly, though darker adults did not maintain lower metal concentrations in blood and did not have higher fitness parameters, darker juveniles exhibited a higher survival rate than paler ones when exposed to lead. Our results show that melanin-based plumage colouration does modulate lead effects on birds' fitness parameters but that the relationship between metals, melanin, and fitness is more complex than expected and thus stress the need for more studies.
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- Marion Chatelain
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UPEC, Paris 7, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UPEC, Paris 7, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UPEC, Paris 7, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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Giraudeau M, Mateos-Gonzalez F, Cotín J, Pagani-Nuñez E, Torné-Noguera A, Senar JC. Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 532:512-516. [PMID: 26100730 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Metals are naturally found in the environment but are also emitted through anthropogenic activities, raising some concerns about the potential deleterious effects of these elements on wildlife. The potential effects of metals on bird coloration have been the focus of several recent studies since animal colored-signals often reflect the physiology of their bearers and are thus used by animals to assess the quality of another individual as a mate or competitor. These studies have shown that the melanin pigmentation seems to be positively associated and the carotenoid-based coloration negatively associated with metal exposure in wild birds. Although these studies have been very useful to show the associations between metal exposure and coloration, only few of them have actually quantified the levels of metal exposure at the individual level; always focusing on one or two of them. Here, we measured the concentrations of eight metals in great tits' feathers and then assessed how these levels of metals were associated with the carotenoid and melanin-based colorations. We found that the melanin pigmentation was positively associated with the copper concentration and negatively correlated with the chromium concentration in feathers. In addition, we have shown that the carotenoid-based coloration was negatively associated with the feather's mercury concentration. This study is the first one to identify some metals that might affect positively and negatively the deposition of melanin and carotenoid into the plumage of wild birds.
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- M Giraudeau
- Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Associate Research Unit, CSIC, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, P. Picasso s/n, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department Biologia Animal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Associate Research Unit, CSIC, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, P. Picasso s/n, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Associate Research Unit, CSIC, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, P. Picasso s/n, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Associate Research Unit, CSIC, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, P. Picasso s/n, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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Dias R, Manica L, Gressler D, Bell J, Fecchio A. Plumage coloration, body condition and immunological status in Yellow-billed Cardinals (Paroaria capitata). ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2015.1077892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- R.I. Dias
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil
- Faculdade de Ciências da Educação e Saúde, Centro Universitário de Brasília, Brasília, 70790-075, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil
- Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 81531-980, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil
- Ornithology Department, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
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Tóth Z, Baldan D, Albert C, Hoi H, Griggio M. Effect of ornament manipulations on following relations in male bearded reedlings. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2015.1030782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ruuskanen S, Eeva T, Kotitalo P, Stauffer J, Rainio M. No delayed behavioral and phenotypic responses to experimental early-life lead exposure in great tits (Parus major). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:2610-2621. [PMID: 25194842 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3498-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Early-life exposure to pollutants, such as lead, may have long-lasting consequences on health, behavior, and cognition. However, experiments on delayed effects of specific pollutants are very rare in wild animals. We experimentally exposed wild nestling great tits (Parus major) to dietary lead (high, low, or control group) in levels relevant to exposure levels of wild populations in Europe and studied delayed effects on phenotypic and behavioral traits in captivity. We also included a group of birds from a vicinity of a copper smelter, exposed to a mixture of toxic metals and altered food supply during development. This experimental setup allowed us to compare the strength of direct (exposure to lead per se) and indirect (pollution-related changes in diet) effects of pollutants. Our experimental lead treatment significantly increased lead levels in bone and feces compared with controls. However, we found no carry-over effect of early-life dietary lead on morphology, plumage coloration, or heat shock proteins. Treatment did not affect activity, exploration, neophobia, or success in learning and spatial memory task. We conclude that with the exposure levels and relatively short exposure period used, delayed effects on the measured traits were not found. However, it is important to further study other types of behavioral traits and ultimately fitness effects.
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- Suvi Ruuskanen
- Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland,
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Zduniak P, Surmacki A, Erciyas-Yavuz K, Chudzińska M, Barałkiewicz D. Are there different requirements for trace elements in eumelanin- and pheomelanin-based color production? A case study of two passerine species. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2014; 175:96-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 05/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Moyer AE, Zheng W, Johnson EA, Lamanna MC, Li DQ, Lacovara KJ, Schweitzer MH. Melanosomes or microbes: testing an alternative hypothesis for the origin of microbodies in fossil feathers. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4233. [PMID: 24595214 PMCID: PMC3942740 DOI: 10.1038/srep04233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Microbodies associated with fossil feathers, originally attributed to microbial biofilm, have been reinterpreted as melanosomes: pigment-containing, eukaryotic organelles. This interpretation generated hypotheses regarding coloration in non-avian and avian dinosaurs. Because melanosomes and microbes overlap in size, distribution and morphology, we re-evaluate both hypotheses. We compare melanosomes within feathers of extant chickens with patterns induced by microbial overgrowth on the same feathers, using scanning (SEM), field emission (FESEM) and transmission (TEM) electron microscopy. Melanosomes are always internal, embedded in a morphologically distinct keratinous matrix. Conversely, microbes grow across the surface of feathers in continuous layers, more consistent with published images from fossil feathers. We compare our results to both published literature and new data from a fossil feather ascribed to Gansus yumenensis (ANSP 23403). ‘Mouldic impressions’ were observed in association with both the feather and sediment grains, supporting a microbial origin. We propose criteria for distinguishing between these two microbodies.
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- Alison E Moyer
- Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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- Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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- Physical and Life Sciences Department, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Craig, CO, 81625
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- Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Gansu Geological Museum, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, 730030
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- Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- 1] Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 [2] North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, 27601
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Borghetti P, Santo GD, Castellarin-Cudia C, Fanetti M, Sangaletti L, Magnano E, Bondino F, Goldoni A. Adsorption geometry, conformation, and electronic structure of 2H-octaethylporphyrin on Ag(111) and Fe metalation in ultra high vacuum. J Chem Phys 2013; 138:144702. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4798934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Field DJ, D'Alba L, Vinther J, Webb SM, Gearty W, Shawkey MD. Melanin concentration gradients in modern and fossil feathers. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59451. [PMID: 23555675 PMCID: PMC3608712 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In birds and feathered non-avian dinosaurs, within-feather pigmentation patterns range from discrete spots and stripes to more subtle patterns, but the latter remain largely unstudied. A ∼55 million year old fossil contour feather with a dark distal tip grading into a lighter base was recovered from the Fur Formation in Denmark. SEM and synchrotron-based trace metal mapping confirmed that this gradient was caused by differential concentration of melanin. To assess the potential ecological and phylogenetic prevalence of this pattern, we evaluated 321 modern samples from 18 orders within Aves. We observed that the pattern was found most frequently in distantly related groups that share aquatic ecologies (e.g. waterfowl Anseriformes, penguins Sphenisciformes), suggesting a potential adaptive function with ancient origins.
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- Daniel J Field
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
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Mendes-Pinto MM, LaFountain AM, Stoddard MC, Prum RO, Frank HA, Robert B. Variation in carotenoid-protein interaction in bird feathers produces novel plumage coloration. J R Soc Interface 2012; 9:3338-50. [PMID: 22832362 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Light absorption by carotenoids is known to vary substantially with the shape or conformation of the pigment molecule induced by the molecular environment, but the role of interactions between carotenoid pigments and the proteins to which they are bound, and the resulting impact on organismal coloration, remain unclear. Here, we present a spectroscopic investigation of feathers from the brilliant red scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber, Threskiornithidae), the orange-red summer tanager (Piranga rubra, Cardinalidae) and the violet-purple feathers of the white-browed purpletuft (Iodopleura isabellae, Tityridae). Despite their striking differences in colour, all three of these feathers contain canthaxanthin (β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione) as their primary pigment. Reflectance and resonance Raman (rR) spectroscopy were used to investigate the induced molecular structural changes and carotenoid-protein interactions responsible for the different coloration in these plumage samples. The results demonstrate a significant variation between species in the peak frequency of the strong ethylenic vibration (ν(1)) peak in the rR spectra, the most significant of which is found in I. isabellae feathers and is correlated with a red-shift in canthaxanthin absorption that results in violet reflectance. Neither polarizability of the protein environment nor planarization of the molecule upon binding can entirely account for the full extent of the colour shift. Therefore, we suggest that head-to-tail molecular alignment (i.e. J-aggregation) of the protein-bound carotenoid molecules is an additional factor.
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- Maria M Mendes-Pinto
- Institut de Biologie et de Technologie de Saclay, CEA, URA 2096 CNRS, CEA Saclay 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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Barden HE, Wogelius RA, Li D, Manning PL, Edwards NP, van Dongen BE. Morphological and geochemical evidence of eumelanin preservation in the feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird, Gansus yumenensis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25494. [PMID: 22022404 PMCID: PMC3192724 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recent studies have shown evidence for the preservation of colour in fossilized soft tissues by imaging melanosomes, melanin pigment containing organelles. This study combines geochemical analyses with morphological observations to investigate the preservation of melanosomes and melanin within feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird, Gansus yumenensis. Scanning electron microscopy reveals structures concordant with those previously identified as eumelanosomes within visually dark areas of the feathers but not in lighter areas or sedimentary matrices. Fourier transform infrared analyses show different spectra for the feathers and their matrices; melanic functional groups appear in the feather including carboxylic acid and ketone groups that are not seen in the matrix. When mapped, the carboxylic acid group absorption faithfully replicates the visually dark areas of the feathers. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy of one specimen demonstrates the presence of organic signals but proved too insensitive to resolve melanin. Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry shows a similar distribution of aliphatic material within both feathers that are different from those of their respective matrices. In combination, these techniques strongly suggest that not only do the feathers contain endogenous organic material, but that both geochemical and morphological evidence supports the preservation of original eumelanic pigment residue.
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- Holly E Barden
- School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Wogelius RA, Manning PL, Barden HE, Edwards NP, Webb SM, Sellers WI, Taylor KG, Larson PL, Dodson P, You H, Da-qing L, Bergmann U. Trace metals as biomarkers for eumelanin pigment in the fossil record. Science 2011; 333:1622-6. [PMID: 21719643 DOI: 10.1126/science.1205748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Well-preserved fossils of pivotal early bird and nonavian theropod species have provided unequivocal evidence for feathers and/or downlike integuments. Recent studies have reconstructed color on the basis of melanosome structure; however, the chemistry of these proposed melanosomes has remained unknown. We applied synchrotron x-ray techniques to several fossil and extant organisms, including Confuciusornis sanctus, in order to map and characterize possible chemical residues of melanin pigments. Results show that trace metals, such as copper, are present in fossils as organometallic compounds most likely derived from original eumelanin. The distribution of these compounds provides a long-lived biomarker of melanin presence and density within a range of fossilized organisms. Metal zoning patterns may be preserved long after melanosome structures have been destroyed.
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- R A Wogelius
- School of Earth, Atmospheric, and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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Hill GE. Condition-dependent traits as signals of the functionality of vital cellular processes. Ecol Lett 2011; 14:625-34. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01622.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chaine AS, Tjernell KA, Shizuka D, Lyon BE. Sparrows use multiple status signals in winter social flocks. Anim Behav 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ryan Norris D, Kleven O, Johnsen A, Kurt Kyser T. Melanin-based Feather Colour and Moulting Latitude in a Migratory Songbird. Ethology 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01690.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Catoni C, Peters A, Schaefer HM. Dietary flavonoids enhance conspicuousness of a melanin-based trait in male blackcaps but not of the female homologous trait or of sexually monochromatic traits. J Evol Biol 2009; 22:1649-57. [PMID: 19555443 DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01778.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Signalling theory predicts that signals should fulfil three fundamental requirements: high detectability, discriminability and, most importantly, reliability. Melanins are the most common pigments in animals. Correlations between genotypic and phenotypic qualities of the sender and size and morph of melanin-based traits are known, but it is contentious whether melanin-based colouration may signal any quality. We examined the effect of supplementing blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) with flavonoids, potent plant antioxidants, on plumage colouration. We demonstrate that melanin-based colour can fulfil all requirements of signals of phenotypic condition. As predicted by sexual selection theory, flavonoid supplementation influenced only the sexually dichromatic black cap of males, whereas the female homologous trait and the sexually monochromatic back colouration remained unaffected. Using avian vision models we show that birds can estimate male flavonoid intake from colouration of males' black cap. Because flavonoid ingestion can increase immune responsiveness in blackcaps, melanin head colouration may signal environmentally determined immune condition.
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- C Catoni
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Hawkins DP, Ragnarsdóttir KV. The Cu, Mn and Zn concentration of sheep wool: influence of washing procedures, age and colour of matrix. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2009; 407:4140-4148. [PMID: 19329142 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2007] [Revised: 11/14/2008] [Accepted: 02/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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No standard or wholly proven method to determine the trace metal status of human or animal 'hair' yet exists. It is well known that hair-metal concentrations are highly influenced by washing procedures applied before analysis. A novel method to determine the efficiency of washing procedures at removing exogenous contaminants was devised. It was shown that suitability of washing procedures was element-specific and increased sonication time during washing progressively removed more Mn and Zn from sheep wool. The efficiency of exogenous contaminant removal by including sonication during washing was also dependent on the efficiency of procedures under study. The Cu, Mn and Zn concentration, and thus exogenous contaminant level, of sheep wool increased in tandem with its age. Additionally, Cu and Zn concentrations of black wool were significantly higher than white wool: a relationship ascribed to melanins. This investigation shows the necessity to standardise procedures used during analysis of 'hair' fibres, and to assess each washing procedure for each element before performing routine analysis.
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- D P Hawkins
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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ORNELAS JF, GONZÁLEZ C, ESPINOSA DE LOS MONTEROS A. Uncorrelated evolution between vocal and plumage coloration traits in the trogons: a comparative study. J Evol Biol 2009; 22:471-84. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01679.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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