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CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coab025
关键词
Ecotoxicology; ectoparasites; farmlands; pesticides; Protocalliphora sp.; tree swallow
资金
- Fonds de Recherche du Quebec-Nature et Technologies [2013-PR-167001]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) [327312, 261398, 355492, 05405]
- NSERC Canada Research Chairs program [229221]
Global agricultural pesticide usage is increasing, with potential adverse effects on non-target organisms due to lack of specificity. Recent studies suggest toxicological effects of pesticides may be amplified in stressful environments. This study on tree swallows in Canada found negative effects on physiology from combined exposure to pesticides and parasites, emphasizing the complexity of responses to multiple stressors in natural settings. Populations of aerial insectivores are declining, and while sublethal pesticide effects on physiology are suspected, exposure to other factors such as parasitism should also be considered for a comprehensive assessment.
Agricultural pesticides usage has been increasing globally. These compounds have been developed to disrupt pest species physiology, but because their specificity is limited, they can also have adverse effects on non-target organisms. Recent studies have shown that the damaging toxicological effects of pesticides can be amplified in stressful environments. However, few studies have documented these effects in natural settings where organisms are simultaneously exposed to pesticides and to other environmental stressors such as parasites. In this study, we assessed both pesticide and ectoparasite effects on the physiology of a free-ranging bird. We measured physiological markers including haematocrit, bacteria-killing ability (BKA) and leucocyte counts, as well as exposure to haematophagous Protocalliphora larvae, in tree swallow nestlings (Tachycineta bicolor), a declining aerial insectivore, in southern Quebec, Canada, for over 3 years. We found that combined exposure to pesticides and Protocalliphora larvae was negatively related to haematocrit, suggesting possible synergistic effects. However, we found no such relationships with BKA and leucocyte counts, highlighting the complexity of physiological responses to multiple stressors in natural settings. Populations of several aerial insectivores are declining, and although sublethal pesticide effects on physiology are suspected, our results suggest that exposure to other factors, such as parasitism, should also be considered to fully assess these effects, especially because pesticides are increasingly present in the environment.
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