Carlos Mejías, J. G. Navedo, P. Sabat, L. M. Franco, F. Bozinovic, R. Nespolo
{"title":"Body Composition and Energy Savings by Hibernation: Lessons from the South American Marsupial Dromiciops gliroides","authors":"Carlos Mejías, J. G. Navedo, P. Sabat, L. M. Franco, F. Bozinovic, R. Nespolo","doi":"10.1086/719932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/719932","url":null,"abstract":"Hibernation (i.e., seasonal or multiday torpor) has been described in mammals from five continents and represents an important adaptation for energy economy. However, direct quantifications of energy savings by hibernation are challenging because of the complexities of estimating energy expenditure in the field. Here, we applied quantitative magnetic resonance to determine body fat and body composition in hibernating Dromiciops gliroides (monito del monte). During an experimental period of 31 d in winter, fat was significantly reduced by 5.72±0.45 g, and lean mass was significantly reduced by 2.05±0.14 g. This fat and lean mass consumption is equivalent to a daily energy expenditure of hibernation (DEEH) of 8.89±0.6 kJ d−1, representing 13.4% of basal metabolic rate, with a proportional contribution of fat and lean mass consumption to DEEH of 81% and 18%, respectively. During the deep heterothermic bouts of monitos, body temperature remained 0.41°C ± 0.2°C above ambient temperature, typical of hibernators. Animals shut down metabolism and passively cool down to a critical defended temperature of 5.0°C ± 0.1°C, where they begin thermoregulation in torpor. Using temperature data loggers, we obtained an empirical estimation of minimum thermal conductance of 3.37±0.19 J g−1 h−1 °C−1, which is 107% of the expectation by allometric equations. With this, we parameterized body temperature/ambient temperature time series to calculate torpor parameters and metabolic rates in euthermia and torpor. Whereas the acute metabolic fall in each torpor episode is about 96%, the energy saved by hibernation is 88% (compared with the DEE of active animals), which coincides with values from the literature at similar body mass. Thus, estimating body composition provides a simple method to measure the energy saved by hibernation in mammals.","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 1","pages":"239 - 250"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47554640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Soares, F. Banha, Sónia C. Cardoso, M. Gama, R. Xavier, Laura Ribeiro, P. Anastácio
{"title":"Hemolymph Glycemia as an Environmental Stress Biomarker in the Invasive Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)","authors":"M. Soares, F. Banha, Sónia C. Cardoso, M. Gama, R. Xavier, Laura Ribeiro, P. Anastácio","doi":"10.1086/719857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/719857","url":null,"abstract":"Several freshwater crayfish species, including Procambarus clarkii, are both ecologically important and commercially important benthic macroinvertebrates, remarkable for their potential to adapt and reproduce but also for their unique abilities to face distinct abiotic and biotic environments and become successful invaders. While much work has been done to study crayfish introductions, less focus has been given to how crayfish cope with pollution and other environmental stressors, in terms of physiological responses, and whether crayfish responses can be used to assess the effective state of their living environment. Here, we used a mixed approach combining laboratory experiments with field data to validate the use of hemolymph glucose as a relevant biomarker of red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) stress response. Three meaningful sampling locations were chosen across southern Portugal that are representative of different environments where crayfish live and are frequently captured for human consumption but also correspond to different pollution levels. To reference field measurements of glucose levels, we performed two lab-based experiments: (a) crayfish were exposed to different levels of stress (stress challenge) and (b) crawfish were exposed to a maze dispersal test, with or without water. Crayfish glucose levels were responsive to induced stress but were not correlated with dispersal efforts. Wild crayfish’s body condition and stress levels responded differently to environmental conditions, with more challenged individuals showing higher glycemia levels but similar body condition. The glucose levels of the more stressed wild crayfish were visually similar to lab-based crayfish subjected to the higher stress levels (electric shocks), while the levels of glucose of crayfish at the less polluted site corresponded to those measured before the start of the challenge (baseline). The maintenance of high levels of glycemia in crayfish inhabiting more challenging habitats is revealing of their higher energetic demand state. Since P. clarkii ia globally distributed and easily sampled invasive species, quantifying its hemolymph glucose levels can be a particularly useful proxy for assessing environmental quality.","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 1","pages":"265 - 277"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42262930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small Alpine Marsupials Regulate Evaporative Water Loss, Suggesting a Thermoregulatory Role Rather than a Water Conservation Role","authors":"P. Withers, C. Cooper, G. Körtner, F. Geiser","doi":"10.1086/719735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/719735","url":null,"abstract":"We show here that evaporative water loss (EWL) is constant over a wide range of ambient relative humidity for two species of small, mesic habitat dasyurid marsupials (Antechinus agilis and Antechinus swainsonii) below thermoneutrality (20°C) and within thermoneutrality (30°C). This independence of EWL from the water vapor pressure deficit between the animal and its environment indicates that EWL is physiologically controlled by both species. The magnitude of this control of EWL was similar to that of two other small marsupials from more arid habitats, which combined with the observation that there were no effects of relative humidity on body temperature or metabolic rate, suggests that control of EWL is a consequence of precise thermoregulation to maintain heat balance rather than a water-conserving strategy at low relative humidities. The antechinus appear to manipulate cutaneous EWL rather than respiratory EWL to control their total EWL by modifying their cutaneous resistance and/or skin temperature. We propose that there is a continuum between enhanced thermoregulatory EWL at high ambient temperature and so-called insensible EWL at and below thermoneutrality.","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 1","pages":"212 - 228"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43541742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Repeatability of Voluntary Thermal Maximum and Covariance with Water Loss Reveal Potential for Adaptation to Changing Climates.","authors":"Matthew R McTernan, Michael W Sears","doi":"10.1086/717938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/717938","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AbstractAlthough climate warming poses a grave threat to amphibians, little is known about the capacity of this group to evolve in response to warming. The capacity of key traits to evolve depends on the presence of genetic variation on which selection can act. Here, we use repeatability estimates to estimate the potential upper bounds of heritable genetic variation in voluntary and critical thermal maxima of gray-cheeked salamanders (<i>Plethodon metcalfi</i>). Increases in thermal tolerance may also require concordant increases in resistance to water loss because hotter temperatures incur greater evaporative risk. Therefore, we also tested for a correlation between voluntary thermal maxima and resistance to water loss and conducted an acclimation study to test for covariation between these traits in response to warming. Voluntary thermal maxima exhibited low to moderate levels of repeatability (<math><mrow><mi>R</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.32</mn></mrow></math>, <math><mrow><mi>P</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.045</mn></mrow></math>), while critical thermal maxima exhibited no statistically significant repeatability (<math><mrow><mi>R</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.10</mn></mrow></math>, <math><mrow><mi>P</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.57</mn></mrow></math>). Voluntary thermal maxima also correlated positively with resistance to water loss (<math><mrow><mi>R</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.31</mn></mrow></math>, <math><mrow><mi>P</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.025</mn></mrow></math>) but only when controlling for body mass. Voluntary thermal maxima and resistance to water loss also exhibited different acclimatory responses across control (12°C-18°C) and warm (18°C-24°C) temperature regimes, indicating a potential decoupling of traits in different thermal environments. By addressing the repeatability of thermal tolerance and the potential for covariation with resistance to water loss, we begin to address some of the key requirements of amphibians to evolve in warming climates.</p>","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 2","pages":"113-121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39647627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marina B Blanco, Lydia K Greene, Peter H Klopfer, Danielle Lynch, Jenna Browning, Erin E Ehmke, Anne D Yoder
{"title":"Body Mass and Tail Girth Predict Hibernation Expression in Captive Dwarf Lemurs.","authors":"Marina B Blanco, Lydia K Greene, Peter H Klopfer, Danielle Lynch, Jenna Browning, Erin E Ehmke, Anne D Yoder","doi":"10.1086/718222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/718222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AbstractHibernation, a metabolic strategy, allows individuals to reduce energetic demands in times of energetic deficits. Hibernation is pervasive in nature, occurring in all major mammalian lineages and geographical regions; however, its expression is variable across species, populations, and individuals, suggesting that trade-offs are at play. Whereas hibernation reduces energy expenditure, energetically expensive arousals may impose physiological burdens. The torpor optimization hypothesis posits that hibernation should be expressed according to energy availability. The greater the energy surplus, the lower the hibernation output. The thrifty female hypothesis, a variation of the torpor optimization hypothesis, states that females should conserve more energy because of their more substantial reproductive costs. Contrarily, if hibernation's benefits offset its costs, hibernation may be maximized rather than optimized (e.g., hibernators with greater fat reserves could afford to hibernate longer). We assessed torpor expression in captive dwarf lemurs, primates that are obligate, seasonal, and tropical hibernators. Across 4.5 mo in winter, we subjected eight individuals at the Duke Lemur Center to conditions conducive to hibernation, recorded estimates of skin temperature hourly (a proxy for torpor), and determined body mass and tail fat reserves bimonthly. Across and between consecutive weigh-ins, heavier dwarf lemurs spent less time in torpor and lost more body mass. At equivalent body mass, females spent more time torpid and better conserved energy than did males. Although preliminary, our results support the torpor optimization and thrifty female hypotheses, suggesting that individuals optimize rather than maximize torpor according to body mass. These patterns are consistent with hibernation phenology in Madagascar, where dwarf lemurs hibernate longer in more seasonal habitats.</p>","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 2","pages":"122-129"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39788475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simon Tapper, Joshua K R Tabh, Glenn J Tattersall, Gary Burness
{"title":"Changes in Body Surface Temperature Play an Underappreciated Role in the Avian Immune Response.","authors":"Simon Tapper, Joshua K R Tabh, Glenn J Tattersall, Gary Burness","doi":"10.1086/718410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/718410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AbstractFever and hypothermia are well-characterized components of systemic inflammation. However, our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying such changes in body temperature is largely limited to rodent models and other mammalian species. In mammals, high dosages of an inflammatory agent (e.g., lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) typically leads to hypothermia (decrease in body temperature below normothermic levels), which is largely driven by a reduction in thermogenesis and not changes in peripheral vasomotion (i.e., changes in blood vessel tone). In birds, however, hypothermia occurs frequently, even at lower dosages, but the thermoeffector mechanisms associated with the response remain unknown. We immune challenged zebra finches (<i>Taeniopygia guttata</i>) with LPS, monitored changes in subcutaneous temperature and energy balance (i.e., body mass, food intake), and assessed surface temperatures of and heat loss across the eye region, bill, and legs. We hypothesized that if birds employ thermoregulatory mechanisms similar to those of similarly sized mammals, LPS-injected individuals would reduce subcutaneous body temperature and maintain constant surface temperatures compared with saline-injected individuals. Instead, LPS-injected individuals showed a slight elevation in body temperature, and this response coincided with a reduction in peripheral heat loss, particularly across the legs, as opposed to changes in energy balance. However, we note that our interpretations should be taken with caution owing to small sample sizes within each treatment. We suggest that peripheral vasomotion, allowing for heat retention, is an underappreciated component of the sickness-induced thermoregulatory response of small birds.</p>","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 2","pages":"152-167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39867539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samanta Aparecida Castro, Edwin William Taylor, Driele Tavares, Renato Filogonio, Gerson Jhonatan Rodrigues, Cléo Alcantara Costa Leite
{"title":"Role of Nitric Oxide in the Cardiovascular System of South American Rattlesnakes (<i>Crotalus durissus</i>).","authors":"Samanta Aparecida Castro, Edwin William Taylor, Driele Tavares, Renato Filogonio, Gerson Jhonatan Rodrigues, Cléo Alcantara Costa Leite","doi":"10.1086/718292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/718292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AbstractUnderstanding the basis of vascular tonus regulation is fundamental to comprehending cardiovascular physiology. In the present study, we used the recently developed decerebrate rattlesnake preparation to investigate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the control of vascular tonus in a squamate reptile. This preparation allowed multiple concomitant cardiovascular parameters to be monitored, while avoiding the deleterious effect of anesthetic drugs on autonomic modulation. We observed that both systemic and pulmonary circuits were clearly responsive to NO signaling. NO increased vascular conductance in the systemic and pulmonary systems. Vasodilation by NO of the systemic circulation was compensated by cardiovascular alterations involving venous return, cardiac output, and cardiac shunt adjustments. The cardiac shunt seemed to be actively used for hemodynamic adjustments via modulation of the pulmonary artery constriction. N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester injection demonstrated that NO contributes to modulating resting vasodilation in the systemic circuit. In contrast, NO-mediated vasodilation did not have an important role in the pulmonary circulation in inactive decerebrated snakes at 25°C. These responses vary importantly from those described for anesthetized snakes.</p>","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 2","pages":"168-182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39607871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gwangseok R Yoon, Andrew Laluk, Ian A Bouyoucos, W Gary Anderson
{"title":"Effects of Dietary Shifts on Ontogenetic Development of Metabolic Rates in Age 0 Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>).","authors":"Gwangseok R Yoon, Andrew Laluk, Ian A Bouyoucos, W Gary Anderson","doi":"10.1086/718211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/718211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AbstractIn many fish species, ontogenetic dietary shifts cause changes in both quantitative and qualitative intake of energy, and these transitions can act as significant bottlenecks in survival within a given year class. In the present study, we estimated routine metabolic rate (RMR) and forced maximum metabolic rate (FMR) in age 0 lake sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) on a weekly basis from 6 to 76 days posthatch (dph) within the same cohort of fish. We were particularly interested in the period of dietary transition from yolk to exogenous feeding between 6 and 17 dph and as the fish transitioned from an artemia-based diet to a predominantly bloodworm diet between 49 and 67 dph. Measurement of growth rate and energy density throughout indicated that there was a brief period of growth arrest during the transition from artemia to bloodworm. The highest mass-specific RMR (mg O<sub>2</sub> kg<sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup>) recorded throughout the first 76 d of development occurred during the yolk sac phase and during transition from artemia to bloodworm. Similarly, diet transition from artemia to bloodworm-when growth arrest was observed-increased scaled RMR (i.e., mg O<sub>2</sub> kg<sup>-0.89</sup> h<sup>-1</sup>), and it did not significantly differ from scaled FMR. Log-log relationships between non-mass-specific RMR or FMR (i.e., mg O<sub>2</sub> h<sup>-1</sup>) and body mass significantly changed as the growing fish adapted to the nutritional differences of their primary diet. We demonstrate that dietary change during early ontogeny has consequences for growth that may reflect altered metabolic performance. Results have implications for understanding cohort and population dynamics during early life and effective management for conservation fish hatcheries.</p>","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 2","pages":"135-151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39651161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute-Phase Immune Response Involves Fever, Sickness Behavior, and an Elevated Metabolic Rate in the Subterranean Rodent <i>Ctenomys talarum</i>.","authors":"A P Cutrera, F Luna, R R Zenuto","doi":"10.1086/718409","DOIUrl":"10.1086/718409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AbstractThe acute-phase response (APR) is an induced innate response and may involve pronounced physiological and behavioral changes. One of the most common assays to study the APR involves the use of a lypopolysaccharide (LPS) from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. In this study, we determined the energetic costs of the APR in the subterranean rodent <i>Ctenomys talarum</i>, as well as the effects of the exposure to LPS on body temperature, body mass loss, and behavior in this species. Furthermore, we monitored levels of circulating endotoxin after LPS exposure. Our results suggest that in <i>C. talarum</i>, the APR is energetically costly, resulting in a 14% increase in metabolic rate. Animals exposed to LPS experienced a short-term thermal response, weight loss, and changes in their behavior that included more time spent resting and with their eyes totally or partially closed. However, the magnitude of the effects of LPS exposure varied between sexes and among animals. Also, there was a clear peak in circulating endotoxin levels in plasma 3 h postinjection (hpi) and a significant decrease of these levels 24 hpi, but peak endotoxin concentration values recorded were highly variable among animals. In light of these results, ecological determinants of immune function variation in tuco-tucos are discussed considering the roles of pace of life, habitat, and degree of pathogen exposure in these subterranean rodents.</p>","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 2","pages":"183-199"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39772179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yimei Lin, Allison Patterson, Ana Gabriela Jimenez, Kyle Elliott
{"title":"Altered Oxidative Status as a Cost of Reproduction in a Seabird with High Reproductive Costs.","authors":"Yimei Lin, Allison Patterson, Ana Gabriela Jimenez, Kyle Elliott","doi":"10.1086/717916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/717916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AbstractLife history theory posits that reproduction is constrained by a cost of reproduction such that any increase in breeding effort should reduce subsequent survival. Oxidative stress refers to an imbalance between the prooxidant reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defense. If not thwarted, ROS can cause damage to DNA, lipids, and proteins, potentially increasing the rate of senescence and decreasing cellular function. Reproduction is often associated with higher metabolic rates, which could increase production of ROS and lead to oxidative damage if the animal does not increase antioxidant protection. Thus, oxidative stress could be one mechanism creating a cost of reproduction. In this study we explored how reproduction may affect oxidative status differently between male and female thick-billed murres during early and late breeding seasons over three consecutive years. We manipulated breeding efforts by removing an egg from the nest of some individuals, which forced females to relay, and by handicapping other individuals by clipping wings. We measured total antioxidant capacity (TAC), uric acid (UA) concentration, and malondialdehyde (MDA; an index of lipid oxidative damage) concentration in blood plasma as well as activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT) in red blood cells. Oxidative status was highly variable across years, and year was consistently the most important factor determining oxidative status; inconsistent results in previous field studies may be because reproductive oxidative stress occurs only in some years. Females had lower SOD and GPx and higher MDA and TAC than males immediately after egg laying, suggesting that the cost of egg laying required investment in cheaper nonenzymatic antioxidant defenses that had lower capacity for defending against lipid peroxidation. Delayed birds had lower UA and lower SOD, GPx, and CAT activity compared with control birds. In conclusion, when reproductive costs increase via higher energy costs or longer breeding seasons, the oxidative status of both male and female murres deteriorated as a result of reduced antioxidant defenses.</p>","PeriodicalId":54609,"journal":{"name":"Physiological and Biochemical Zoology","volume":"95 1","pages":"35-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39678152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}