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The Role of Miocene-Pleistocene Environmental Change in Diversification of the Genus Hypoclinemus Chabanaud, 1928. 中新世-更新世环境变化在夏巴诺潜蝇属多样性中的作用，1928。

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.70013

Alan Erik S Rodrigues, Jonathan Stuart Ready, Lucas Gabriel Pereira da Silva, Kamila de Fátima Silva, Derlan José Ferreira Silva, Mark H Sabaj, Marcelo Ândrade, Santelmo Vasconcelos, João Bráullio L Sales

{"title":"The Role of Miocene-Pleistocene Environmental Change in Diversification of the Genus Hypoclinemus Chabanaud, 1928.","authors":"Alan Erik S Rodrigues, Jonathan Stuart Ready, Lucas Gabriel Pereira da Silva, Kamila de Fátima Silva, Derlan José Ferreira Silva, Mark H Sabaj, Marcelo Ândrade, Santelmo Vasconcelos, João Bráullio L Sales","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.70013","url":null,"abstract":"The Neotropical region stands out as one of the most taxonomically diverse areas on the planet, garnering significant attention in the context of marine incursions and their role in shaping this diversity. Among marine-derived taxa, pleuronectiform fishes exhibit distinctive morphological characteristics that have attracted significant scientific interest. The broad distribution of a single species across multiple South American river basins positions Hypoclinemus mentalis as an ideal candidate for biogeographic studies within South America, with an emphasis on the detection of cryptic lineages associated with major drainage basins. This study aimed to investigate the monotypic status of Hypoclinemus, its evolutionary history, and whether historical paleogeographical events could play a role in the dispersion of H. mentalis in the Neotropical region, utilizing mitochondrial and nuclear markers. In our study, we employed mitochondrial and nuclear markers to investigate the potential existence of such lineages within the broader context of a molecular phylogeny that encompasses all valid genera in the flatfish family Achiridae. Our findings reveal that Hypoclinemus comprises seven operational taxonomic units (OTUs), as deduced from specimens collected across the majority of its documented range. Furthermore, our phylogeographic analyses support the hypothesis that colonization of freshwater habitats occurred through connections between the Caribbean Sea and Lake Pebas approximately 21.28 million years ago. Moreover, we observed that differentiation of lineages within the Hypoclinemus genus was significantly influenced by pronounced sea level fluctuations during the Plio-Pleistocene epoch, underscoring the impact of glaciations and interglacial periods on the biogeographic patterns.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145250901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata-A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park. 鹿（Cervus elaphus）的浏览是否能刺激东北红豆杉的化学防御——以东北虎豹国家公园为例

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.13038

Jianan Feng, Hairong Du, Xianzhe Wang, Minghai Zhang

{"title":"Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata-A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park.","authors":"Jianan Feng, Hairong Du, Xianzhe Wang, Minghai Zhang","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.13038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.13038","url":null,"abstract":"The interactions between animals and plants are the most critical processes in terrestrial ecosystems. Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is one of China's first five national parks, where the recovery of the amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) and its prey populations is vital for biodiversity conservation. Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) is the class II national protected animal in China and one of the main prey of amur tiger. Taxus cuspidata is a Tertiary relict tree and the class I national protected plant and wapiti browsing its saplings is likely to increase its endangered status. Given that both species serve as key conservation priorities in the national park, there is an urgent need to address the ecological balance between them. From 2020 to 2024, we conducted camera traps, field investigation, and high performance liquid chromatography to study the interaction between them. We found that wapiti mainly browsed the saplings in 20-100 cm. When the height reaches 250 cm, it can avoid being browsed. After being browsed, saplings tend to abandon the growth of the main branches and focus on the recovery of lateral branches and ground diameters. The concentration of tannins doubles, while the concentration of terpenoids nearly triples and that of flavonoids almost doubles after browsed by wapiti. Wapiti did not browse the same saplings twice. In summary, although wapiti browsing inhibits the growth of saplings, the chemical defense also ensures that it is not browsed twice. The results not only provide a scientific basis for solving the cooperative conservation of wapiti and T. cuspidata but also promote the study of interaction and co-evolution between large herbivores and rare plants.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145250908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Serotonergic Modulation of Social Dominance via the Dorsal Raphe-Central Amygdala Circuit in Male Mice. 5 -羟色胺能通过雄性小鼠背侧-中央杏仁核回路调节社会优势。

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.70003

Yingjuan Liu, Yi Jiang, Yuting Bai, Qin An, Jia Tian, Jiaowen Wu, Lu Li, Jie Zhou, Xiaojing Zhang, Ruili Wang, Hexuan Wang, Qiuhong Niu, Laifu Li

{"title":"Serotonergic Modulation of Social Dominance via the Dorsal Raphe-Central Amygdala Circuit in Male Mice.","authors":"Yingjuan Liu, Yi Jiang, Yuting Bai, Qin An, Jia Tian, Jiaowen Wu, Lu Li, Jie Zhou, Xiaojing Zhang, Ruili Wang, Hexuan Wang, Qiuhong Niu, Laifu Li","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.70003","url":null,"abstract":"Social hierarchy is a fundamental aspect of social behavior in animals, influencing individual health and well-being. This study investigated the role of serotonin (5-HT) neurons in the dorsal raphe (DR) nucleus and their projections to the central amygdala (CeA) in regulating social dominance in male mice. We first observed elevated c-Fos expression in 5-HT neurons of subordinate mice, indicating heightened neuronal activity during social competition. Using chemogenetic approaches, we found that activation of DR 5-HT neurons and DR5-HT-CeA projections significantly reduced the social rank of dominant individuals, while inhibition had negligible effects on the subordinates. Additionally, activation of the DR5-HT-CeA circuit induced anxiety-like behaviors in dominant mice, as evidenced by reduced exploration in the open-field test. Pharmacological blockade of 5-HT1A receptors in the CeA reversed the effects of chemogenetic activation, highlighting the involvement of 5-HT1A receptors in this process. These findings underscore the critical role of the DR5-HT-CeA circuit in modulating social dominance and suggest that 5-HT1A receptors in the CeA play a pivotal regulatory role. Overall, the current study provides new insights into the neural mechanisms underlying social hierarchy, which is closely related to our health and welfare.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145250934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A New Species of Plasmodium of the Subgenus Novyella Infecting White-Shouldered Fire-Eyes (Pyriglena leucoptera) (Aves: Thamnophilidae) in Brazil. 巴西白肩火眼虫新亚属疟原虫一新种（鸟目：拟蝇科）。

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.70002

Luiz Gustavo Magalhães Alves, Pedro Henrique Oliveira Pereira, Vitória Loiola Batista, Leonardo Esteves Lopes, Érika Martins Braga

{"title":"A New Species of Plasmodium of the Subgenus Novyella Infecting White-Shouldered Fire-Eyes (Pyriglena leucoptera) (Aves: Thamnophilidae) in Brazil.","authors":"Luiz Gustavo Magalhães Alves, Pedro Henrique Oliveira Pereira, Vitória Loiola Batista, Leonardo Esteves Lopes, Érika Martins Braga","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.70002","url":null,"abstract":"Bird parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae) are found worldwide, with over 50 described species categorized into five subgenera. The subgenus Novyella comprises 22 morphologically identified species, of which 59% are genetically associated with at least one haplotype. In the Americas, only three morphospecies have their microscopic characteristics linked to a molecular signature. In this study, we described a new species of Plasmodium (Novyella) infecting a white-shouldered fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) in Brazil. Molecular analysis reveals that the new species, associated with the lineage PYLEU01, is closely genetically related to Plasmodium (Novyella) homopolare, exhibiting a genetic divergence of 4.18%. However, it differs from P. homopolare due to the presence of many mature amoeboid trophozoites and some young meronts located laterally in relation to the erythrocyte nuclei and the smaller average number of merozoites in mature erythrocytic meronts. Morphology of blood stages of new species is most similar to Plasmodium vaughani and Plasmodium rouxi, but is different from these parasites due to the presence of predominantly 4 merozoites in mature erythrocytic meronts (not characteristic of P. vaughani) and the presence of 5-6 merozoites in some mature erythrocytic meronts (not characteristic of P. rouxi). Our integrative analyses reveal that the newly described species represents a distinct Plasmodium parasite from other Novyella morphospecies.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145250914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Consistent Choice of Prey Source Habitat Across Diverse Landscapes by a Selective Insectivorous Bat. 选择性食虫蝙蝠在不同景观中对猎物来源栖息地的一致选择。

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.70001

Miren Aldasoro, Oihane Diaz de Cerio, Danilo Russo, Nerea Vallejo, Lander Olasagasti, Inazio Garin, Urtzi Goiti, Joxerra Aihartza

{"title":"Consistent Choice of Prey Source Habitat Across Diverse Landscapes by a Selective Insectivorous Bat.","authors":"Miren Aldasoro, Oihane Diaz de Cerio, Danilo Russo, Nerea Vallejo, Lander Olasagasti, Inazio Garin, Urtzi Goiti, Joxerra Aihartza","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.70001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.70001","url":null,"abstract":"The greater horseshoe bat is a widely distributed cave-dwelling Palaearctic species that forms large colonies in its core distribution areas. Thanks to its size and diverse diet, it plays a crucial role as an insectivorous predator, of utmost importance in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem. Despite being extensively studied in the 20th century, its trophic ecology remains incomplete, as most studies have primarily focused on the species' northern distribution and have relied solely on morphological analyses of fecal remains. Thus, using metabarcoding methods, we analyzed the seasonal dietary changes of three maternity colonies in the Northern Iberian Peninsula, a core area of the bat's distribution range, across various landscapes, levels of urbanization, and climates. We identified significant spatial and temporal differences in diet, particularly noting a stronger reliance on riparian habitats in Mediterranean areas. The species exhibits great ecological adaptability with strong plasticity in prey source habitats, shifting preferences among forests, riparian habitats, shrubs, and grasslands. Our results emphasize the importance of preserving these habitats for conservation management purposes.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145250961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Resource Availability and Habitat Quality Drive Time-Lag Effects in High-Altitude Ungulate Distribution. 资源可利用性和生境质量驱动高原有蹄类分布的时滞效应。

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.70005

Lu Wang, Xiuming Li, Ben Huang, Xiaoxue Li, Jizhen Chen, Ziyan Liao, Kun Jin

{"title":"Resource Availability and Habitat Quality Drive Time-Lag Effects in High-Altitude Ungulate Distribution.","authors":"Lu Wang, Xiuming Li, Ben Huang, Xiaoxue Li, Jizhen Chen, Ziyan Liao, Kun Jin","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.70005","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental factors, including climatic and habitat conditions, not only critically sustain ecosystem functioning and community stability but also serve as key determinants of species distributions. Research on the instant effects of environmental factors impacts remains limited. Although traditional methods, such as species distribution model, are commonly applied to assess environmental effects, they frequently overlook interspecific interactions that may determine distribution patterns. In this study, we employed a joint species distribution model and a generalized additive model to analyze the lagged responses of 2022-2023 geographic distribution patterns to historical habitat conditions (2001-2019) in four widespread high-elevation ungulates (Equus kiang, Pantholops hodgsonii, Procapra picticaudata, and Bos mutus) on the Tibetan Plateau, defining this delayed response of animal distributions to environmental changes as the distribution lag effect (DLE). Our analysis revealed that while climate strongly influenced species distributions, habitat change drove most observed delays in distribution responses. In terms of community ecology, dispersed communities exhibited shorter time lags than concentrated groups. Analyses of lag duration revealed a 5-6-year DLE in high-altitude ungulate distributions. Our results provide valuable insights into sustainable alpine steppe management by highlighting the importance of maintaining habitat quality and mitigating resource competition over time. Furthermore, it offers guidance for the long-term conservation of high-altitude ungulate species.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145250920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Genome Expansion of ZPB1(a) and ZPC1(a) in Basal Species or Liver Expression of ZPB1a and ZPC1aa in Advanced Species, Two Different Strategies to Ensure Sufficient ZP Synthesis in Teleosts. 基础种ZPB1(a)和ZPC1(a)的基因组扩增或高级种ZPB1a和ZPC1aa的肝脏表达——硬鱼体内确保充分合成ZP的两种不同策略

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.70022

Tian Gao, Suying Ma, Shiyi Zhang, Fan Bai, Lingyao Gan, Wenjing Tao, Feilong Wang, Deshou Wang, Lina Sun

{"title":"Genome Expansion of ZPB1(a) and ZPC1(a) in Basal Species or Liver Expression of ZPB1a and ZPC1aa in Advanced Species, Two Different Strategies to Ensure Sufficient ZP Synthesis in Teleosts.","authors":"Tian Gao, Suying Ma, Shiyi Zhang, Fan Bai, Lingyao Gan, Wenjing Tao, Feilong Wang, Deshou Wang, Lina Sun","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.70022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.70022","url":null,"abstract":"The evolution of ZP (zona pellucida) genes in fish involves both gene expansion and expression organ transition. However, it is unclear when the expansion and transition occurred. Furthermore, it is also unclear whether there is a correlation between ZP gene expansion and expression organ transition. In this study, we identified all ZPs from 15 representative species in Cyclostomata and Neopterygii, and analyzed their expression in available transcriptome data in 8 species. The results showed that the expansion of ZP genes restricted to ZPB1 and ZPC1 first appeared in lamprey and was retained in bowfin and basal teleosts. The expanded ZP genes were highly expressed in teleosts, with ZPB1(a) (7-17 duplicates) and ZPC1(a) (8-32 duplicates), accounting for 82%-92% of the total ZP gene FPKM. The expression organ transition of highly expressed ZP genes occurred in the ancestor of Euteleostei, between Denticipitoidei and Clupeoidei in Clupeiformes. After the transition, only a few copies of ZPB1 and ZPC1 were retained (verified in another 20 species of the Euteleostei), and only ZPB1a and ZPC1aa were expressed in the liver (accounting for 64%-95% of the total ZP gene FPKM) in advanced teleosts. The N-terminus of expanded ZPB1(a) or ZPC1(a) and liver-expressed ZPB1a contains repeated units or low-complexity regions to form helical structures to ensure more elastic egg membranes for better protection of embryos. Taken together, our results demonstrate that teleosts evolved two different strategies to ensure sufficient ZP synthesis: genome expansion of ZPB1(a) and ZPC1(a) in basal species or liver-expression of ZPB1a and ZPC1aa in advanced species.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145250917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders. 蜘蛛中雌性同类相食和雄性生殖策略的进化动力学。

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.13027

Simona Kralj-Fišer, Franco Cargnelutti, Daiqin Li, Matjaž Kuntner

{"title":"Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders.","authors":"Simona Kralj-Fišer, Franco Cargnelutti, Daiqin Li, Matjaž Kuntner","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.13027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.13027","url":null,"abstract":"Sexual cannibalism, a behavioral syndrome where one mating partner consumes the other before, during, or after copulation, is particularly widespread among spiders and often exemplifies sexual conflict. Female sexual cannibalism has driven the evolution of numerous male counter-adaptations. Here we review sexual cannibalism in spiders, evaluate five broad hypotheses explaining its evolution, and provide possible explanations for numerous male reproductive strategies associated with this behavior. These male strategies include mating with immature females, opportunistic mating with molting or feeding females, coercive mating, nuptial gifts, inducing female quiescence, thanatosis, mate binding, sperm transfer adjustments, catapulting, and remote copulation. We emphasize the importance of clearly defining these behaviors and advocate for greater experimental repeatability in future experimental and comparative research. The evolutionary dynamics of these strategies are discussed within the frameworks of sexual conflict, sexually antagonistic coevolution, sperm competition, and cryptic female choice. We call for future research to expand taxonomic sampling, standardize methodologies, integrate field-based observations/experiments, and quantify the costs and benefits for each sex. Such efforts are essential to contextualize sexual cannibalism within broader ecological and evolutionary paradigms.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145075237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity-Nesting Songbird. 血液寄生虫感染影响腔巢鸣鸟孵化模式的实验证据。

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.13041

Marina García-Del Río, Santiago Merino, Julia Chércoles-Nieto, Davide Baldan, Manuel Fuertes-Recuero, Alejandro Cantarero

{"title":"Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity-Nesting Songbird.","authors":"Marina García-Del Río, Santiago Merino, Julia Chércoles-Nieto, Davide Baldan, Manuel Fuertes-Recuero, Alejandro Cantarero","doi":"10.1111/1749-4877.13041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.13041","url":null,"abstract":"Avian chronic hemoparasite infections occur commonly in wild birds, causing adverse effects on host fitness and breeding success. However, the potential impact of such infections on the incubation behavior has been scarcely experimentally studied. We reduced the infection of hemoparasites in wild-breeding female pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) through medication with primaquine to test the possible effects on incubation patterns compared with non-medicated control females. As predicted, medicated females significantly reduced their parasite infection compared to control females. This had a direct significant effect on the female behavior, as medicated females were able to have longer incubation sessions, while control females reduced the time devoted to each incubation session. In addition, females from both treatment groups spent less time incubating as incubation progressed, with control females showing a greater reduction. In contrast, the average length of recess sessions did not vary across treatment groups. Moreover, incubation sessions were more frequently interrupted when clutches were smaller. However, these changes had no apparent effects on immediate fitness. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing changes in individual incubation patterns in response to parasites in a wild-bird population, adding to previous studies showing that blood parasites have detrimental effects on bird reproductive success.","PeriodicalId":13654,"journal":{"name":"Integrative zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145029761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integrating Multi-Dimensional Biodiversity Patterns for Effective Conservation Strategies. 多维生物多样性格局整合与有效保护策略研究

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Integrative zoology Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.13029

Lin Zhang, Binhao Hao, Zeguang Guo, Qi Xiao, Xiaogang Wu, Ziyan Liao, Huizhong Fan

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