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Patrick Gautier Marco Barroca Sophie Bertrand Cyril Eraud Maria Gaillard Michael Hamman Sébastien Motreuil Gabriele Sorci Bruno Faivre 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2008,62(7):1159-1166
Several environmental factors have been shown to shape the pattern of investment of carotenoids into the expression of sexual
signals. Surprisingly, the impact of the social environment has been neglected. If a carotenoid-based sexual trait is used
by females to choose a mate or by males to assess the quality of potential competitors for mates, males, in the presence of
females, should upregulate expression of the trait. We tested this hypothesis in male zebra finches that were housed either
with females or in a male-only social environment. Additionally, to investigate whether the social modulation of the expression
of a sexual trait depends on the physiological need of carotenoids, we challenged half of the males with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We found that the social environment modulated the expression of bill color, with males kept in
the presence of females harboring a redder bill at the end of the 3 weeks that the experiment lasted. Males injected with
LPS showed duller bill color regardless of the presence of females, and social interactions with females result in upregulated
bill color similarly for phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and LPS males. Thus, social environment and immune activation had
an additive effect on the expression of bill color. The effect of social environment on plasma carotenoids was less clear.
Indeed, a first replicate of the entire experiment showed that both immune challenge and social context affected bill color,
with a negative effect of immune challenge and a positive effect of the presence of females on circulating carotenoids. However,
a second replicate of the experiment showed only a negative effect of the immune challenge. These results, therefore, suggest
that the social environment can affect the expression of carotenoid-based sexual traits under both benign and carotenoid-demanding
conditions. Whatever the signaling function of bill color (female mate choice or male–male competition for mates), the observed
flexibility may be adaptive because the expression of the signal can be modulated depending on the expected rewards or costs
associated with the presence or absence of females. Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying such an effect are still unknown. 相似文献
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Guiza Khawla Ben Arfi Rim Mougin Karine Vaulot Cyril Michelin Laure Josien Ludovic Schrodj Gautier Ghorbal Achraf 《Environmental science and pollution research international》2021,28(34):46655-46668
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Keratin/cellulose cryogels were successfully fabricated using chicken feathers (CF) and cardboard (C) from environmental waste for the first time, to... 相似文献